[TheForge] Metal coloring question.

Thu Feb 26 10:36:01 2004

Thinking about this, Phlip.   I would suggest spraying all of the 
brackets black and then drybrushing them with silver paint.  This will 
give them a forged appearance( swear to god, ten million indians 
couldn't be wrong). If you use this with the woodgrain technique it 
could look really spectacular.   Of course just laying out a structure 
from real canvas and real wood could save you a lot of painting.

Charles

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> Spray it with dark brown paint.  Before it dries completely, spray  it 
> with a light brown coat of paint.  Immediately work it with a brush to 
> create a grained looked.  Haven't done this since the early eighties 
> when woodgraining was briefly popular on hot-rods.    You can probably 
> find a better description and pointers on the technique by doing a 
> google on faux woodgrain paint.  Oh, hell, I just went and did it:  
> here is  a good link:
>
> http://www.faux-painting-techniques.com/wood_graining.html
>
>
> Charles
>
>
> Phlip wrote:
>
>> Guys,
>>
>> I have one of those garage shelter type of things that I'll be using 
>> as my
>> smithing shelter at SCA events. It's quite adequate for the job- I've 
>> bought
>> fabric to cover the silver tarp roof, and to make walls, but the 
>> poles are
>> glaringly white painted metal. I suppose I could replace the ones which
>> touch the ground with wooden poles, but I'd like to color them all 
>> with a
>> faux wood looking finish. Anybody have any ideas about something that 
>> would
>> work, and be reasonably chip resistant? It doesn't have to be 
>> perfect, just
>> less obtrusive...
>>
>> Saint Phlip,
>> CoDoLDS
>>
>> "When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
>> Blacksmith's credo.
>>
>> If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
>> cat.
>>
>> Never a horse that cain't be rode,
>> And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>>
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