BELT PAINTING TUTORIAL

A Plain Yellow Belt Can Go Any Way You Want It To, Texture And Colorwise.

By Michael Paoletti

This process is very simple in terms of execution but

a bit tricky in Technique. Thats where practice comes

in. It took me awhile to perfect the Items used..What

paints and such. I have experience with paints. I hope

your able to acheive the look you desire.

When I started out, My goal wasnt to achieve a movie

replica belt color scheme..It was to totally fool the

eye. And make it difficult to tell what the belt is

made of. Is it metal? Hard Plastic?

First you must Aquire the right materials. You'll need

three types of paint. Each a tad darker then The next.

The Colors I use are BRASS, ANTIQUE GOLD, GOLD And

COPPER (USE COPPER VERY SPARINGLY)

The secret Of the Process is WOOD STAIN, Yes Wood

stain..Be sure its WATER BASED. Anything with mineral

spirits will over time desolve Latex!!!! You can

choose anything from GOLDEN OAK color for more of a

brassish color or use what I did on my Artsee

Belt..ROSEWOOD..and plenty of paper towels.

Now that you have the materials..find a comfortable

area to work where you can move your body around the

belt with ease.

find a area to With ventilation...Clean the belt..Wash

it and let it dry..Then paint the stain over a portion

of the belt..If you paint more then you can handle the

stain will soak in and you will end up with crap.

The trick is to paint and dab the excess stain

off..What remains will be a dark rich yellow color and

the cracks will have stain in them..You can do the

cracks over to acheive more affect, But i do not

recommend doing the open belt areas again..You have a

hard time blending anything then. Do the same over the

belt buckle and dab off the raised highlights until

The grooves are darker. Change your paper towel

often..Otherwise you'll be re-applying what you just

took off!

DO NOT leave the stain setting to much..The belt is

somewhat pourous..The longer you leave it the darker

it'll be..your timed! Its stressful! do this over the

entire belt until you acheve the look that suits

you..Remember, let some of the original yellow come

through..It'll enhance the look later when you apply

the brass paints.

The brass paints I used are simply found at a craft

store..I Avoid rustolym brand and Krylon..Use Craft

spray paint. Your ready to paint the belt now. Paint i

lightly! Start with your darker paints and work to the

Lighter...Dont COAT the belt, Mist it. And spary from

an angle so the spray catches all the highlights and

angles..

After all your brass paints have been put on use

copper ONCE and lightly from about 4-3 feet

away...Your Done..Leave your belt overnight and your

read to go!! Email me with Questions..

Michaelpaoletti@yahoo.com