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How 2: Home Made Stencil/thin Cap

Discussion in 'Tools and tips' started by Kayone707, Apr 17, 2007.

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  1. Kayone707

    Kayone707 Moderator

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    alot of people have been asking me how to make home made stencil/thin caps.

    heres how...
    [Broken External Image]:http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8105/stencilcapdm1.jpg
    1= Get a regular cover off any krylon rusto etc.

    2= you want the center part. Begin to cut off the excess plastic

    3= Once you have center part by its self, its time to cut enough off to
    fit your finger in. i find using a bench grinder works fast. if you dont have
    access to a grinder, use an exacto. be carefull though the plastic cracks easy.

    4= After you made the space for your finger, get a needle, thumb tack,
    pin etc. and heat it up with a lighter till it gets red hot. Then make a hole
    in the middle and move it around in a lil circle once or twice. Dont make the hole too high or too low ,if you do no paint will go through.

    5= Put it ontop of the can to make sure it fits good, if you grinded
    (cut) too much from the center part the cap will fit too lose and not stay on.

    6= When using the stencil/thin cap make sure to tilt the can upside down
    and flick the paint out, due to the small about of paint exiting the hole it
    will build up in the can and leak out and that will make a fucking mess and/or
    paint will spill onto your piece.

    7= As you can see, you can get Really thin lines (i didnt shake the can up
    enough so the paint isnt opaque as it would normally be but you get the point)

    -Hepos
     
  2. JETc17

    JETc17 Elite Member

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    thats one hardass line.
    i've tried it but like you said, its too leaky for me.

    well done
     
  3. NiL

    NiL Elite Member

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    I tried to make one once and the thumb tack bent :(

    Good tut though
     
  4. Kayone707

    Kayone707 Moderator

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  5. NiL

    NiL Elite Member

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    Yeah I do 'til it's red still bends than like roots the cap up.. Maybe it's the tack it was an old one that sat in the sun.
     
  6. bOxcaR

    bOxcaR Senior Member

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  7. DEKOR

    DEKOR Elite Member

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    yeah i seen this oredy, gave it ago but fuked up..
     
  8. Kayone707

    Kayone707 Moderator

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    youve seen this one already?

    i just took the pics 3 hours ago haha :lol:

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    and you dont get how to press the cap?
    i turn'd the the stencil 'center' around to show that paint builds up. make sure the cap is pointing to the hole.....
     
  9. EGO31

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  10. alive

    alive Banned

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    forgive me, but why cant this go in the how 2 thread?

    hmmm?
     
  11. FunkSoul

    FunkSoul Senior Member

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    is'nt this wasting a lot of paint ?
     
  12. DEKOR

    DEKOR Elite Member

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    Nah man, i have seen a pic of those types of "caps"
    i know the concept..

    i edited my post because i dident see the little holes on the other side of the cap.. :lol:

    anyways.. id rather do cutbaks..dey fun haha
     
  13. a_slave_to_creation

    a_slave_to_creation Senior Member

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    thats fuckin mad sick! damn, the needle-neck caps dont even get that thin.
     
  14. FuLa

    FuLa Elite Member

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    Didn't I make a thread o this a couple years ago?
     
  15. tha boy in da corner

    tha boy in da corner Elite Member

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    :lol: a lot less than cutting your line too muchs, then do it again, then chut it a bit too much, then paint again then get it just right







    that's one sick idea you got there hepos... god i hate you :lol:

    that definitely could have been posted into the how 2 thread, but this thread is a pile of shit, and we're the only ones to blame for that!





    so, cool tutorial! now go clean up the how 2 thread and post it into that one ;)

    (im gonna delete a few shit post there if we all delete a few it should be more tutorials and less post whoring)
     
  16. Kayone707

    Kayone707 Moderator

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    if you think like that... then shouldnt the White Highlights topic go into the Markers topic.. along with the OTR topic?
     
  17. meks

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  18. klauss

    klauss Senior Member

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    haah :D nice thin line!! but for me fatty is better! :)
     
  19. conart

    conart Senior Member

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    i tried to make one of these the other day but i was trying to doit with the outer shell part not the small middle incert ill try it again thanks for the tutorial
     
  20. HoodRichSucka

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