gedlee said:
Got it now. I don't have any junk mail folder on this server. Have to go through all the emails by hand. big pain, but the spam filter ends up filtering too much important stuff.
I'll take a look. Seems extremely simple. If you just need pieces cut and edges rounded I'm sure I can do something for you. Will email you back and we'll go from there.
John
Paint
I have finished painting my Nathans. It will take two or more days of drying before they can be polished and then final assembly, but I thought that they were worth posing in this condition.
Water-based Acrylic DOES make for a high gloss finish. When these are polished they will be nearly a mirror finish.
The Ferrari of loudspeakers.
I have finished painting my Nathans. It will take two or more days of drying before they can be polished and then final assembly, but I thought that they were worth posing in this condition.
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Water-based Acrylic DOES make for a high gloss finish. When these are polished they will be nearly a mirror finish.
The Ferrari of loudspeakers.
Earl,
I'm talking about shots like the ones you can find in the first post of this thread: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=83141
Is the Rust-Oleum paint available in matt too and can it be rolled on? I plan to use that one: http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=96
Best, Markus
I'm talking about shots like the ones you can find in the first post of this thread: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=83141
Is the Rust-Oleum paint available in matt too and can it be rolled on? I plan to use that one: http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=96
Best, Markus
I'm not going to even try and do a finish like that one, because the rounded corners makes that an almost impossible task. His camera is much higher resiolution than mine so close up shots would never look the same as those. I will see what I can do.
You can "roll-on" any kind of paint that you want, but yes, you could roll it. Matt is easy to do, I do it all the time, just add 3M microballons to the last coat and it will look like silk. Maybe I'll post my matt black finish on the Summas. Most companies only sell matt in black and white. But a rolled on matt surface would be very tough because a matt surface can't be sanded.
You can "roll-on" any kind of paint that you want, but yes, you could roll it. Matt is easy to do, I do it all the time, just add 3M microballons to the last coat and it will look like silk. Maybe I'll post my matt black finish on the Summas. Most companies only sell matt in black and white. But a rolled on matt surface would be very tough because a matt surface can't be sanded.
Here is a close-up. Best that I can do - which is not very good (photo that is).
Here is a picture of the matt finish (again not a very good photo)
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Here is a picture of the matt finish (again not a very good photo)
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Looks pretty good to me. Is the paint you use from a spray can, or did you spray it on with a sprayer and compressor? You said a while back that you mixed your own colors, so I assumed you sprayed it on that way. However you mentioned also doing what I do with the hot water, which made me think you also did spray cans, at least sometimes. Which particular Rustoleum finish is that? I looked on Granger and saw quite a few different ones.
For those interested you can get pretty much any paint you want put into a spray can. One company I have done business with sells spray cans up to pretty large sizes, and can do a whole range of paints from PPG. While much harder to finish, you can get pearls, metalics, etc that way. Another option is the guitar finish paints. All of this costs more money, so the only real advantage is the broader range of colors.
For those interested you can get pretty much any paint you want put into a spray can. One company I have done business with sells spray cans up to pretty large sizes, and can do a whole range of paints from PPG. While much harder to finish, you can get pearls, metalics, etc that way. Another option is the guitar finish paints. All of this costs more money, so the only real advantage is the broader range of colors.
I have a spray gun and compressor. Paint cans work OK, but a really good finish has to come from a gun. I'm not sure the exact rustoleum paint, but its an acrylic-enamel or acrylic-urethane.
I use paint cans for small jobs.
Yes, I can get any PPG automotive paint in a can here also. Its expensive, but sure beats cleaning the gun afterword.
I use paint cans for small jobs.
Yes, I can get any PPG automotive paint in a can here also. Its expensive, but sure beats cleaning the gun afterword.
Incorrect:
Acrylic Polyester Urethane
And the paint that I use
http://www.rustoleumibg.com/product.asp?lvl=P&pnv=2&snv=2&pid=142
Acrylic Polyester Urethane
And the paint that I use
http://www.rustoleumibg.com/product.asp?lvl=P&pnv=2&snv=2&pid=142
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