Decal method idea. (Feasibility query)

[Hiroboy]

Interesting idea, I didn't understand till I watched the video. hmmmmmmmmm

[klutz_100]

Dang, that looks interesting!

In fact it is kind of similar to the book paper process I had in mind in that the ink/dye is left floating on the water.

After watching the video clip, I'm left thinking that in fact the process would be "do-able" although I'm less convinced that it would easier/more economical/have a better end result than current CF decals - not least because, by definition, camo patterns don't require/like conformity and regularity of lines whereas CF most definately requires straight lines in the weave pattern. I'd love to be proved wrong though because that process really itches my imagination

I'm betting that you could use this kind of dye-on-water process to come up with some really funky custom body painting. Maybe true-fire style flaming for hot-rods?

Totally cool thread (including the jokes) and thanks Willimo for posting this up! Not much around here lately has tweaked my curiosity this much.

[Scale-Master]

It would not work to our standards of reproducing a certain look, C/F for example. Too much distortion and lack of placement control, especially the overlapping of edges. Unless someone used the same process on a real car and we replicated it with a smaller pattern. It looks like it would only work well with random patterns. Interesting though... - Mark