BackyardSmokin
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Okay, please go gentle on with me on this pen. It was a PITA to make.
I have a friend that is restoring a 1970 Dodge Challenger and they are having the car painted in Panther Pink. So, I decided to make them a gearshift pen with a blank the same color of the car. After trying different ways of making the blank this color, I decided to just paint some wood and found some model enamel paint in this color.
My first attempt was using a white wood with little grain onto which I did 20 layers of paint. When I went to go do some light wet sanding (600 grit) the paint so I could do a finish, the paint just clumped up. I found that with the enamel paint, I had to wait for 48-72 hrs before finishing it and that 1200 grit or higher was best for sanding
After finding that out, I moved on to my next attempt at painting a blank (this pen). This time I did 7 layers of paint (which was enough to hide the wood and give a nice color) and then let it sit for 3 days before finishing. This time I wet sanded at 1200, then applied 12 coats of thin CA. The first two coats of CA got into the paint and put a subtle swirl to it, but the rest went on without a problem. The CA was finished with wet sanding up to 12,000 grit and followed by my standard Novus 3, 2, 1 plastic finish to give an extra shine.
P.S. sorry no matter what I did, I could not get the gear shift area to get into focus.
I have a friend that is restoring a 1970 Dodge Challenger and they are having the car painted in Panther Pink. So, I decided to make them a gearshift pen with a blank the same color of the car. After trying different ways of making the blank this color, I decided to just paint some wood and found some model enamel paint in this color.
My first attempt was using a white wood with little grain onto which I did 20 layers of paint. When I went to go do some light wet sanding (600 grit) the paint so I could do a finish, the paint just clumped up. I found that with the enamel paint, I had to wait for 48-72 hrs before finishing it and that 1200 grit or higher was best for sanding
After finding that out, I moved on to my next attempt at painting a blank (this pen). This time I did 7 layers of paint (which was enough to hide the wood and give a nice color) and then let it sit for 3 days before finishing. This time I wet sanded at 1200, then applied 12 coats of thin CA. The first two coats of CA got into the paint and put a subtle swirl to it, but the rest went on without a problem. The CA was finished with wet sanding up to 12,000 grit and followed by my standard Novus 3, 2, 1 plastic finish to give an extra shine.
P.S. sorry no matter what I did, I could not get the gear shift area to get into focus.
