Tonar8352
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I shot this copper early today when there was no breeze stirring up dust. The first picture is the product that was used. McFadden’s water white lacquer mixed one part lacquer with one and a half parts of lacquer thinner and a half part of lacquer retarder to make it two parts of thinner to one part finish.
Next I poured off some clear into a smaller jar and mixed a heaping tablespoon of powder in the finish.
The Swamp Ash body was prepped in black lacquer to insure a smooth level surface and the copper covers the black better.
I spray the metallic real dry with lots of air and little fluid pressure. I try to stay about 10 to 12 inches from the surface and go slow. Here it is after the first coat, you can still see black through the copper and it looks a little mottled.
Here it is after the second coat. I turned the fluid up a little more and almost swirled the gun as I sprayed so that I would not get a spray pattern. It looks pretty good! I’ll let it hang for a several hours and then shoot a couple dry coats of clear on it.
I make sure to blow the surface off with air every time I spray before every coat. I also wet the floor down and then mist the air with water to knock any dust that is floating to the ground. You cannot wet sand dust out of metallic so you have to be real careful about that.
Next I poured off some clear into a smaller jar and mixed a heaping tablespoon of powder in the finish.
The Swamp Ash body was prepped in black lacquer to insure a smooth level surface and the copper covers the black better.
I spray the metallic real dry with lots of air and little fluid pressure. I try to stay about 10 to 12 inches from the surface and go slow. Here it is after the first coat, you can still see black through the copper and it looks a little mottled.
Here it is after the second coat. I turned the fluid up a little more and almost swirled the gun as I sprayed so that I would not get a spray pattern. It looks pretty good! I’ll let it hang for a several hours and then shoot a couple dry coats of clear on it.
I make sure to blow the surface off with air every time I spray before every coat. I also wet the floor down and then mist the air with water to knock any dust that is floating to the ground. You cannot wet sand dust out of metallic so you have to be real careful about that.
Why do none of those surprise me?
