Painting Kryptonite? WAY off topic . . .

[MacWage]

I am making a special Christmas gift to a friend.

I need to paint a solid opject to look like Kyrptonite.

On this forum, with its WIDE range of talents, I figured there would be SOMEONE who knew how to do this.

I am thinking a white base, with kelly green "runs" from bottom to top (by painting it inverted) and a "dusting" of green overall, then a pearl green dust coating, finished by a good gloss coating on the surface. Between each coat, I plan to wet sand it to a smooth finish. This the end will look like a finely carved item (not named in case the recipient stumbles upon this) made from Kryptonite.

Will this work?
Any other options?
Ideas?

[O'Neille]

Epoxy primer, light gold or silver base, candy green (can be creative here), and clear coat.

[auld argonian]

I like O'Neille's concept...I remember many an impressive "Candy Apple Green" paint job from custom car show that i used to attend.

I wonder it using a clear material like plexiglass as a base material wouldn't help to give it some of that translucency that would make it look a bit more "alive"...we are led to believe that Kryptonite is kind of a radioactive material that's emitting deadly (to Superman...and eventually to Earth people, as it turns out) rays...it's like it should have a certain inner glowing quality. Some transparent emerald green followed by clar coat to seal it off?

Best

AA

[Caradoc]

I like O'Neille's concept...I remember many an impressive "Candy Apple Green" paint job from custom car show that i used to attend.

Here's what I used the one time I painted something "kryptonite."

Base coat of "glow-in-the-dark" paint.

One coat of translucent Candy Apple Green.

Five coats (with appropriate drying time between each!) of clear "finish" coat.

One more coat of Candy Apple (still translucent!).

One more coat of clear coat.

This gave a certain amount of depth and texture to the surface and color. The glow-in-the-dark paint never contributed much, but the texture to it is a lot more "stonelike" than anything else I had in the paintbox at the time.

[neo71665]

Green LEDs and green candy/clear in a block of plexiglass.

[Blu (Ontario)]

How big is the item?

You might check around to see if there is anyone nearby you that blows or manuactures glass - to see if they can melt you a blob of green glass. or sell you a chunk of raw green glass.

Why paint when you can get the real thing.

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[MacWage]

I wasn't expecting so many responses so quickly!

The item in question is an EGG (relevant to the recipient). I am planning on using a larger size wooden egg.

A "glow-in-the dark" base coat is NOT a bad idea! (esp. if it gives a touch of green glow at night under all that other paint).

It is going inside a nice baseball holder, made to look radioactive sealed.