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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 15, 2015 15:39:18 GMT -5
A nice lady bought a cool Pacific Coast Picasso from me and wanted it wrapped. I did something with it that I haven't tried till now, but have wanted to. I finally ran out of LOS and got new. I got gel again. Since it was fresh, I decided to paint it on only where I wanted it... on some decorative coils. It looks really great in person! This particular material looks especially nice in shiny silver, so I didn't want to patina the whole thing, however, coils and such look so much nicer patinaed. ~~~~ Thanks for looking!   |
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riverrock
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Post by riverrock on Sept 15, 2015 18:39:51 GMT -5
Looks great. And that stone has so much life to it.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 15, 2015 20:44:31 GMT -5
I like it. Another trick for your huge bag of tricks. Thanks for passing on the instructions.
chuck
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Post by victor1941 on Sept 15, 2015 21:20:54 GMT -5
Your stone and wrap are gorgeous. I really like what you make.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 16, 2015 10:11:35 GMT -5
I like it. Another trick for your huge bag of tricks. Thanks for passing on the instructions. chuck If you would like to try this, and I hope you do, then I should add that after I carefully applied the gel to the coils, I put the piece under a lamp for a few minutes. That really helped to develop the patina since I wasn't adding it to hot water. |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Sept 16, 2015 10:13:56 GMT -5
yeah that gel is heat sensitive stuff. I have been putting my cup of water in the microwave for 30-40 seconds before mixing it up lately.
Chuck
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 16, 2015 10:16:59 GMT -5
yeah that gel is heat sensitive stuff. I have been putting my cup of water in the microwave for 30-40 seconds before mixing it up lately. Chuck The older it gets, the more heat it likes, too. Towards the end of life on my last batch, I was using really hot tap for a soak, taking the piece out, microwaving and putting the piece back in! PITA. |
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Post by drocknut on Sept 16, 2015 10:48:02 GMT -5
You ran out of LOS, oh my, shocking...lol. seriously that is a beautiful wrap and a great idea for accenting it. The patina on the coils sure brings out the color in the cab without detracting from it or the wrap.
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amyk
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Post by amyk on Sept 29, 2015 0:52:39 GMT -5
Beautiful work as usual.
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hope
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Post by hope on Sept 29, 2015 20:57:04 GMT -5
Really nice. The patina really adds a special dimension.
Hope
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