What you need:

• (2) cans of Krylon Indoor/Outdoor spray paint in contrasting colors (your choice)
• (1) can Krylon Indoor/Outdoor Clear spray paint (I like "Preserve It" for most NON-automotive projects (like laptop covers)
• (1) pair of fishnet stockings (the larger the diamond pattern the better! Any diamond-shaped pattern netting will produce the effect)
• Masking tapes of different sizes
• Optional: frisket film (for additional masking off graphics)
• Optional: stencils (for additional graphics)

How and How Long:

1. Mask off everything! Mask off your parts that you don't want painted this gives a crisp clean edge to your work.
2. Time to lay your first color: Lay down your base coat. This will be the under shadowing of the scales, I've found a brighter color really makes the scales pop off the project and give a 3D effect.
3. Put your project in drag! This is the most important step of the process. Once your base coat dries, take your fishnet stocking and stretch it over your project as evenly as possible. MAKE SURE the stocking or netting lays flat over your base coat.
4. Apply a top coat!!!! Remember to spray lightly and straight down over the netting make a couple of light dusting passes giving each pass time to tack up until you have a good coverage of top color.
5. The Showstopper: Once you've allowed the whole thing to dry to the touch, simply peal back the stocking and - viola! - scales.
6. Optional for the detail-oriented: Next step is to go back and shadow in (under each one of the scales) to make it really pop out more.
7. Be creative make the design yours: Being creative with paint can sometimes be a challenge but keep trying the skill will build with time! You can use easy release masking tape or frisket film to design other artwork over the scales.
8. To preserve your new one of a kind paint job I suggest you make a couple of dusting passes of a clear coat to protect your artwork.

Approximate project time: 2 hours (including dry time).

What it Costs: