Mermaid Photine
07-25-2011, 10:28 PM
I was thinking about vinyl, the shower curtain stuff, and how wonderfully clear it is, like the edge of a goldfish fin. If some of it were painted, letting the paint fade out to the edges, it would make great dorsal fins, side fins, and fluke fringe. I am soaking some in (fresh) water right now. It's made to deal with fresh water, so I doubt anything negative will happen. Tomorrow I'll set some of the clear kind out in the sun, and the next time I go swimming, I'll bring back a bottle of pool water spooge (ew!) to test more little vinyl squares in.
Has anyone done this before? Do you know how well vinyl takes paint and what kinds? I can sharpie them, but I doubt it'll stay for any ammount of time.
Another idea is to use the clear kind, take two pieces and paint the insides of them, then sandwich together, so the paint can't rub off. The problem is that it'll make the whole thing thicker and not as flowy, especially with many kinds of glue being inflexible.
I'll post what happens to the vinyl squares I have.
Submerged in Fresh Water for 13 hours: No change from the control. I put a paperclip on the square so I'd be able to find it in the water (the vinyl is clear), and one corner is now bent in the shape of the paperclip, but it can be flattened out. That's more of a storage issue than anything.
Has anyone done this before? Do you know how well vinyl takes paint and what kinds? I can sharpie them, but I doubt it'll stay for any ammount of time.
Another idea is to use the clear kind, take two pieces and paint the insides of them, then sandwich together, so the paint can't rub off. The problem is that it'll make the whole thing thicker and not as flowy, especially with many kinds of glue being inflexible.
I'll post what happens to the vinyl squares I have.
Submerged in Fresh Water for 13 hours: No change from the control. I put a paperclip on the square so I'd be able to find it in the water (the vinyl is clear), and one corner is now bent in the shape of the paperclip, but it can be flattened out. That's more of a storage issue than anything.