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Post by Greg on May 10, 2008 6:03:22 GMT 1
Thought I might as well show a picture of the first parts of my orrery build. I pinched an idea I saw on another website for making the engravings standout. It is simply black shoe polish spread over the base plate with the excess quickly wiped off. It takes several light coats of shoe polish to entirely fill all the lines. Then all thats needed is a light spray of Mr Sheen (or something similar) and some gentle buffing. The photo doesn't show it but the base plate still has it's original gloss finish. Warning:: Originally I purchased 2 copies of issue #1 to practice this technique and on the first try I found that some of the lines/symbols are not stamped deeply enough to take the polish, luckily for me the second time around 99% of the lines were of sufficient depth and the polish stayed were I put it. Also I am not sure how long the shoe polish will last, it may deteriorate or it may last forever, I don't know. Though I think it is an improvement try this idea at your peril. Regards Greg.
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Post by Mark on May 10, 2008 7:30:07 GMT 1
That's really impressive Greg. Definately gonna give it go
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Post by Baz on May 10, 2008 12:20:21 GMT 1
That looks great Greg. Boot polish has a multitude of uses for a modeller. Add a bit of turps and mix the polish 'til it dissolves and you have a great stain. Beaut for aging or accentuating grain in timber. Wipe it on, wipe it off process too Problem is the waxy surface tends to repel a lot of paints. I look forward to your build progress ps - no sign of it in East Victoria yet Baz
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Post by Mike B on May 10, 2008 21:16:49 GMT 1
When I worked overhauling cordless telephone switchboards, we used a similar process on the engraving of the metal faceplates but we used wax crayons. Rub in proud with the desired colour crayon and then wipe off surplus with a cloth.
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