acetelene smoke and clear: 2 questions

[Squirt]

First off, I am new to this site and a novice at this. Got a bunch of good tips so far,Thanks to everyone.
Question #1. I want to put flames on a recently (1 month) paint job, what should I do to the new clearcoat to ensure good adhesion? just scuff and proceed as normal. Is there a "time" limit that you should do graphics in or is anytime acceptable? Question#2. I thought of clearing my bike fenders after the flames are done and just when the clear is still tacky turning on my acetelene and lighting it( to produce that black wispy smoke) and then clearing over it again,let dry then proceed as normal. has anyone ever tried this.What were the results? Thanks again all for the tips.Squirt

 

[Osh]

If you don;t have any dirt or fish-eyes in the paint now just scuff with a wet 3M grey scuff pad.If there;s any dirt wetsand with 1000 grit. tape out the flames and shoot.if there's a time problem shoot 1 coat of clear on them so you have something to sand later.
did the acetelene trick back when Henry Ford was around,LOL. practice this technique first cause you just want smoke on the clear not lumps. candy colors over the smoke looks cool.
Jeez,this is bringing back some memories.

Elvis has left the building.
Osh

 

[Squirt]

I guess it's true that what goes out, always comes back.LOL

 

[tcannon]

Like Osh said, practice with the acetylene. As I remember we would "smoke" over a dried surface then clear or candy over the smoke. One thing was not to get the surface too sooty. Another smoke trick was to burn the styrene runners from model cars to get clean black smoke. I've got a job in the works, might smoke something on there for them. I haven't seen anything done like that since Elvis' last concert! Best of luck, TC /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bigokay.gif