Great forum you have going here! I cannot wait to get started.
My question is this:
I am fabricating and finishing some cast resin items, and intend to get a workshop kit to start with, as well as an airbrush and either the copper paint, or silvaspray, depending on which you guys deem better for my application. Most pieces need to have the final display layer be either gold or brass. I realize there will be multiple steps to the process for both, but I am looking for the process with the best results, NOT the quickest way to finish the pieces.
On a polyester resin, which would work better for a plating base coat? Silvaspray, or the copper paint? Which would yield more detail? Does it matter?
For refernce, none of these items is larger than 1'X1'X1'.
I am currently doing an extensive paching/sanding/priming job on them, which will allow me to find any flaws and fix them.
Will the copper paint or silvaspray stick to a gloss enamel prime coat, or do I need a special primer or something? the gloss black was originally used because the pieces were to be gold leafed (before I found out about Caswell Plating.) The leafing results I have seen are not satisfactory, so here I am.
Any thoughts? Opinions? Thanks in advance!
Sean
PS is there any way to do this without a tank setup? I have pretty limited space.
My question is this:
I am fabricating and finishing some cast resin items, and intend to get a workshop kit to start with, as well as an airbrush and either the copper paint, or silvaspray, depending on which you guys deem better for my application. Most pieces need to have the final display layer be either gold or brass. I realize there will be multiple steps to the process for both, but I am looking for the process with the best results, NOT the quickest way to finish the pieces.
On a polyester resin, which would work better for a plating base coat? Silvaspray, or the copper paint? Which would yield more detail? Does it matter?
For refernce, none of these items is larger than 1'X1'X1'.
I am currently doing an extensive paching/sanding/priming job on them, which will allow me to find any flaws and fix them.
Will the copper paint or silvaspray stick to a gloss enamel prime coat, or do I need a special primer or something? the gloss black was originally used because the pieces were to be gold leafed (before I found out about Caswell Plating.) The leafing results I have seen are not satisfactory, so here I am.
Any thoughts? Opinions? Thanks in advance!
Sean
PS is there any way to do this without a tank setup? I have pretty limited space.
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