Very nice work Mark. I would have never guessed it was wood from looking at photo's.
Very nice work Mark. I would have never guessed it was wood from looking at photo's.
That is a awesome look and I love the hex nuts! Thanks for telling us how you painted it, great ideas!!
Tom Watson
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Great job, I looked at the pictures before reading the caption and almost thought it was metal. Real great finish.
Thanks for sharing.
Leo
Excellent job, Mark! Thank you for showing it to us and explaining your finish technique!
Michael T
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Thanks for the kind words everyone. I have a few more details on how I finished the clock and got the "old machine" look. It does take a while to get it right.
1. It should look worn and well used- so sand off all of the sharp edges left by the Carvewright. I used a flap sander to really wear the corners down.
2. Apply the base coat in an enamel paint such as Rustoleum. Then apply the brush-on acrylic paint. The acrylic paint just sticks hard to raw wood, but when you apply it over the enamel you can get just the right effect using a wiping rag.
3.Think about where rust and dirt would accumulate and make it rusty in those places.
4. Also think about where handling and friction would keep the rust away and make those parts silver.
5. The nuts are not just hexes with holes- the edges need to be rounded and the hole should be counter-sunk slightly in order to look like real nuts.
6. The new Klockit clocks I bought looked too new to be in an old machine so I removed the bezel and buffed away some of the shiny brass with steel wool. I also buffed the paper face and the hands to make them look old.
7. Most old machines have seen some hard use so I took the edge of my pliers and whacked the parts of the machine where it seemed an old machine would be whacked. Then I applied some silver paint to the dents.
I hope this makes sense! Here are a couple pics of the stuff I used. Don't worry about the brand- just use a good brown spray-on and some red and yellow acrylics. I also used some special metal bearing acrylic paint that you make rusty- nice effect but hard to use.
Mark W
Wow, impressive finish. Great job!
Excellent work. I just dug mine up today, hope it comes out like your's.
Capt Barry