As you can see in the fotos, I've started with the back this time, just for varieties sake, and Simon's beautiful Cedar was first gloopified with gloopy iron paint - three coats of that.
Once the iron paint had dried, I used some chemical bobbins to activate the iron in the paint in double-quick smart time and make it rusty like.
A little while later, a second lot of chemical stuff was dripped on to vary the rust and give it more of a 3D kind of look.
Once that has dried there are a few more chemicals to splat around which should seal the patina before I lacquer it. As the cedar is tres soft, I will probably give a bit of a thicker coat of lacquer than normal, just have to see how it builds up... Though not too thick, I want it to 'relic' over time, of course.
Once that is done, it will be time to do the front.
All of which takes a while compared to a 'normal' finish, but I think will be worth it in the end. Gilding and fabric are a lot quicker - just a few days if the lacquer is thin, but I do like the corroded ones a lot so it is worth the effort.
As for the other parts, the tuners and bridge are already 'aged' but I am going to do something about the control plate, knobs and ashtray cover as gleaming shiny doesn't really go. The white scratchplate is destined to be rustified too, I think. I did wonder about black for a contrast but I think the rust will work better this time.
Ah well, just a metter of waiting again now...
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| Step 1: Get a beautiful body |
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| Step 2: Cover it with coats of gloopy iron paint |
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| Step 3: Throw acid in it's face |
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| Step 4: Throw some more acid |
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| Step 5: Let it dry and get rustified |
1 comment:
Wow! That's sweet! It's really interesting seeing the finish as a work in progress, too - the different layers of rust building up looks amazing so far!
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