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Re: Restoring, inpainting & reproducing machine plaques etc.
thanks for the tips, they never turned out too bad for first attempt.
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Really brilliant, please share, it might motivate me to finish off my Bradley Challenger.
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widget2k4 wrote:thanks for the tips, they never turned out too bad for first attempt.
You are too modest! They look bloody good to me!
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Re: Restoring, inpainting & reproducing machine plaques etc.
Is this connected to your motorbike activity?
Re: Restoring, inpainting & reproducing machine plaques etc.
Sorry I was going to do a guide to do it but will just briefly explain:
First off remove the paint, I used paint-stripper and a fine wire wool. This also gives it a key for the paint to adhere to. Then spray the complete thing with whatever paint suits you - I used acrylic.
Let it dry completely for a couple of days.
Now what I did was got a piece of glass, made sure it was spotlessly clean, then sprayed it with a spray glue and stuck a sheet of 3000 grit wet and dry sandpaper to it, then soaked it with soapy water and gently rubbed the plaques upside down in the sandpaper in a circular motion until the paint was off the raised parts. Finally I coated the complete piece with clear lacquer.
Easy as that.
First off remove the paint, I used paint-stripper and a fine wire wool. This also gives it a key for the paint to adhere to. Then spray the complete thing with whatever paint suits you - I used acrylic.
Let it dry completely for a couple of days.
Now what I did was got a piece of glass, made sure it was spotlessly clean, then sprayed it with a spray glue and stuck a sheet of 3000 grit wet and dry sandpaper to it, then soaked it with soapy water and gently rubbed the plaques upside down in the sandpaper in a circular motion until the paint was off the raised parts. Finally I coated the complete piece with clear lacquer.
Easy as that.
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Re: Restoring, inpainting & reproducing machine plaques etc.
Exactly as I thought ..... you're a Warlock!
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cheers BP
Here are the plaques painted and the middle one before I finished it to lacquer.
Here are the plaques painted and the middle one before I finished it to lacquer.
Re: Restoring, inpainting & reproducing machine plaques etc.
Widget, as seen before you're obviously a professional and a van load of machines are on their way for your fine touch. I actually thought you had made new plaques and when reading what you did it now seem so obvious. What did you do to trim the edging......
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Haha I am no professional mate, I am no better than anyone of you on here. It's all just a learning game.
Not sure what you mean about trimming the edging Tom?
Not sure what you mean about trimming the edging Tom?
Painting tips
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I have a repro 5 jacks (as well as a couple of others with similar work needed) and want some painting tips.
I’m wanting to paint the sunken area around the lettering leaving the raised lettering unpainted. What’s the best way to do it (in addition to carefully!)?
I was intending using enamel model paint. Is that the best? I’d also wondered about painting the whole area and then wiping the paint from the surface of the letters before it dries?
Any tips would be very helpful.
I have a repro 5 jacks (as well as a couple of others with similar work needed) and want some painting tips.
I’m wanting to paint the sunken area around the lettering leaving the raised lettering unpainted. What’s the best way to do it (in addition to carefully!)?
I was intending using enamel model paint. Is that the best? I’d also wondered about painting the whole area and then wiping the paint from the surface of the letters before it dries?
Any tips would be very helpful.
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Re: Painting tips
Mr. P once said smear a thin layer of vaseline over the letters, paint and when dry wipe the vaseline off.
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Masking tape the letters and carefully cut them to shape with a scalpel. I have done a couple of machines like that.
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I have used the vaseline trick many times with full success but to be honest, if surface is smooth, any overrun on raised areas occurs, when completely dry I just use my nails to scrape off excess.
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I paint the whole area with enamel and then with a cloth pulled tight on the fingertip and lightly dipped in thinners I wipe off the letters, changing to a new area of cloth each wipe. Works well for me.
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Yes - that was sort of the plan I had in my head. Good to know it might have some chance of success! Thanks
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I use the thinners method but with a tightly balled cloth pad to clean off the excess, but there is a problem with it on a machine like yours. This type of machine often has castings that are not smooth, and the metal often has lots of small indents and gaps that trap the paint. The vaseline method avoids this problem in this particular case.
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