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Humuhumu
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|  Posted: 2004-07-14 4:37 pm Permalink
If someone had a chunk of large-diameter bamboo that had been stained and lightly sealed somehow before... say, something kind of maybe like this:
If someone had this thing, and they wanted to be able to paint on it, how would one prepare it properly? How would one seal it to protect it afterward?
Hypothetically.
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Monkeyman
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| Posted: 2004-07-14 5:34 pm Permalink
I would use acrylic craft paint (those tiny bottles at Michaels) and then seal with a spray clear like Satin DEFT(lacquer), or Satin Clear Polycrlic.
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Velvet Ruby
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| Posted: 2004-07-14 6:41 pm Permalink
I hope it's hypothetically.. I'd cry if you painted something that's that cool to begin with.. ESPECIALLY if it's a vintage purse...
either way.. where'd you find it!! I want one! 
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TNTiki
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| Posted: 2004-07-15 4:13 pm Permalink
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Humuhumu
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| Posted: 2004-07-15 5:03 pm Permalink
Rest assured, I would never let the Bamboo Handbag you know and love be painted. For those who have not met Bamboo Handbag in person, here's a little history:
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=4150&forum=5
I'm talking about Bamboo Handbag's fraternal twin, Backup Handbag. She's gettin' a paintjob, but I'm not doing it myself, I've got a friend to help with that bit. I just need to make sure she's prepared into a proper canvas.
Bamboo Handbag has her own fanclub of sorts on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=1076564&Mytoken=20040715160354
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Velvet Ruby
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| Posted: 2004-07-16 02:56 am Permalink
*phew*
right ON
It's all about the accessories.
... I looove my purses..
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