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Started On : 05-Nov-2006 at 10:00:03 AM, #Views : 6093
Topic Subject : Bronze coating |
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Not every message has to be titled "A new message has been added" !!
Dan
> From: aliforum@lifecasting.org
> Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 10:13:33 -0500
> To: archicast@earthlink.net
> Subject: A new topic has been added-Re: bronze coating( Message No. 1251)
>
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> Post Date : Saturday 04th of November 2006 10:13:29 AM
> Posted by : "David Wolff" david.wolff@sculptedlife.com
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> Re: bronze coating:--
> Thank you for posting this. I have been working with the metal coatings and
> some home made recipes from fellow lifecasters as well. Some of the results
> show lots of promise.. I just need more time to refine my techniques.
>
> I tried using the Resin Dump gun as suggested by one of the vendors. That was
> like wrestling a cyclone. It was kinda comical. I am not likely to try that
> again. I might load the gun with soupy plaster and spray plaster from it, but
> I am not likely to spray paint again with it. I have since tried a low cost
> HVLP gun with a 1.7MM nozzle and at 15 PSI it layed down a nice coating. I
> could control it, and I did not turn the work room into a fog of paint.
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> The nice thing about that video was the example using a stipple technique.
> Metal coatings paint really shows the brush marks when taken right out of the
> container and not thinned. Stippling is a great way to create a nice effect
> while taking advantage of the properties of leaving brush marks behind.
>
> My last experiment was with Metals Coatings B and Liver of Sulpher patina. It
> came out pretty nice. I'll upload a picture later today.
>
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