Got all of us hooked and waiting, don't want to put any pressure on but: Nice to see what can be done by somebody with talent.
Rick H
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Got all of us hooked and waiting, don't want to put any pressure on but: Nice to see what can be done by somebody with talent.
Rick H
Talent? If you want to see talent, check out the golf cart thread by DickB :)
Here's how she sits right now. Spray, find the imperfections, sand, & spray again.......black is always a pain
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Amazing how much time the finish can take. Took a sec to realize part of what I saw was obviously tape. Do you use enamel or lacquer?
You're right in that black does show everything.
Rick H
The finishing takes way longer than the making sawdust part of any build.
I use a water base lacquer, with dye added to make the colour. It's called Emtec 6000 I believe. It burns (melts) into the previous coat just like real lacquer. Polishes up real nice too.
I used a spray bomb for the gold.
I hung onto traditional lacquer for a long time, until one day I finally got the air/fuel mixture just right in the shop and watched a "woof" (flame front) travel from the furnace to where I had just finished spraying. That was it for me. And after experiencing hot water cleanup of my gun, there was no going back. No fumes, no 5 gal pail of "gun wash" sitting around, no nasty thinners.
Still using traditional, might have to look into that as I do worry about the flammability and hate the cleanup.
Thx, Rick H
well, after repeated sprays & sandings, I finally got the black looking perfect. I peeled off the masking tape over the gold "gear" section........to find out the gold/black look absolutely horrible together. The gold has got to go. Has anybody seen my roll of masking tape? :rolleyes:
It's just like kids. Sometimes one just isn't as cute as rest. That's the one that you love more.
Ugly but lovable. lol