I had a stack of old CDs lying around. For a long time I was planning to reuse them for a different purpose but I had no clue. Then one day while I was surfing on the internet I found an interesting idea to convert these in to great art work that can be put up on the walls. I liked this idea because I thought it was very easy to do, just few simple steps. The final product turns out to be pretty good.
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1. Any old CD
2. Acrylic color (preferably dark color)
3. Paint brush
4. Pencil
5. Anything with sharp point to scratch the color (I used the arm of the screwdriver)
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So yeah.. to avoid peeling off a thick layer of acrylic when carving, does mean leaving it dry for a long time (or at least my batch certainly did!!)
When we're scratching out the acrylic, it seems to PEEL off, thus not leaving the accurate cuts we want it to.
We thought "leave it a day to dry properly" but one day later, it's still not really working.
Any suggestions? We applied two thin coats of acrylic paint...
We were really hoping to make stuff for family christmas gifts...
Any help welcome!!!!!!
P.S. I used different dark colors on the CD. It came out pretty well! Try it!
but anyways i am really impressed with the use of useless CDs and it is really beautiful :)
Here's a little twist for the project: I added a dollar store clock mechanism to the cd, bringing it through the hole in the middle, and then stuck the mechanism of the clock to the back of the cd using hot glue.
Sorry for the awful quality of the picture.
Cut a small circle of thick card (just thicker than the cd but small enough so that it can pass through the hole in the cd) stick it to the greeting card, place the cd over the small circle. then glue a slightly larger piece of card over the first so the cd can spin freely.
I draw freehand myself, so these would be great for me. See [craftv] I have four Instructables three of which would be great for this . Love it.
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I don't know how it's going to affect the reflective surface of the CD, but probably will make it slightly duller. Though a layer of varnish is usually hardly visible. Warning: cover nose and mouth and spray it outside.
Suzanne in Orting, WA
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This is also a good way to destroy data without smashing the disk.
Of course, nothing can be done to eliminate the smell of toasted plastic from the CD.
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and since I'm efficient like this (aka lazy), great instructable, author. ;)
I have been messing around with die-cutting 1" circles from old CDs and using them in bracelets. The scratch art would add a really nice touch.
I think you could just use paper to back the CD instead of paint, just make sure you have an even coating of glue, no bubbles, when glueing the paper on. I use a product called Glossy Accents when gluing paper to acrylic. It should work on a CD, but probably regular old Elmer's would do it too and you most likely have that on hand.