My first homebrewed PR

[alamocdc]

Have I mentioned that I'm a wood guy? But after seeing so much variation on here, I have learned to appreciate more than just wood pens thanks to parties too numerous to mention. Anyway, I decided to play around a little and mixed a "test" batch.

I say test batch because I didn't use PR coloring. I used something I had on hand from a past business and I wanted to see if it would work. As you can see from the picture, it works just fine, but I did mix it just a bit too long and lost some of the swirls I was hoping for. Lesson learned. Oh yes, what pray tell did you use, Billy? It's actually something that's prpbably too costly to buy for this purpose, but like I said, I have it on hand. It is two part automotive polyurethane basecoat. Expensive stuff, but I have about a dozen and a half colors and can mix more.

Here is my first PR pen with this stuff.

I have to tell you, this was quite the experience. I was a little worried at first because about half way through knocking off the corners I checked my progress and noticed what looked like air holes everywhere (chip out of sorts I think now). Once I got the corners taken care of everything settled down and it looked like someone sprayed me and the shop with a can of silly string. Fine blue ribbon everywhere. []

Sorry for the long post, but this was pretty cool and I know some of you like details. [8D]

 

[coach]

It looks great! Now you are hooked and will be mixing all types of concoctions!

 

[coach]

BTW, what did you use as the colorant?

 

[JimGo]

Neat Billy! What did you use as the mold?

 

[Ligget]

really neat Billy, this is infectious, I am waiting on my casting resin being delivered![]

 

[alamocdc]

Thanks, guys! Coach, like I described in the post, I used two part automotive polyurethane basecoat. Jim, for the test I used a (don't laugh) HotWheels blister. You know, the little plastic bubble that protects the cars on the cards. []

EDIT: Sorry, Coach, that sounded a little demeaning, but it wasn't meant to. [B)] I get a little long winded sometimes and can easily see how some may have glazed over by the time they got to that part. [] Please accept my apologies if I offended.

 

[Deere41h]

Hey Billy I think it turned our really neat. Isn't PR casting fun and such a dream to clean up.

 

[MDWine]

Lookin' good!
When can we expect the next batch?[]

 

[rtjw]

Looks good to me.

 

[darbytee]

That looks great Billy, I love the color.

 

[JimGo]

Billy, that was a great idea! That's an excellent size for the mold.

 

[ryannmphs]

Looks great! Love the color. Great job

Ryan

 

[coach]

Originally posted by alamocdc
<br />Thanks, guys! Coach, like I described in the post, I used two part automotive polyurethane basecoat. Jim, for the test I used a (don't laugh) HotWheels blister. You know, the little plastic bubble that protects the cars on the cards. []

EDIT: Sorry, Coach, that sounded a little demeaning, but it wasn't meant to. [B)] I get a little long winded sometimes and can easily see how some may have glazed over by the time they got to that part. [] Please accept my apologies if I offended.

No apology needed. I guess I can't read very well when I am tired.

 

[53Jim]

That color is fantastic. Too bad you lost some of the swirling. But overall, it looks great.

 

[alamocdc]

Thanks again to everyone! There's actually a lot more swirl in it than the camera picked up. Maybe because of the coloring I used. Everyone that saw and hadeled it today went gahgah over it and can't wait for me to bring in more. I made 13 more batches tonight in 13 different colors and I didn't mix them as long. I used the 3/4 round ice cube tray that JimGo introduced the other day and moved the cup around over the mold as I was pouring to get even more swirl. SWMBO has me busy for the next three days so I won't be able to do anything with them until next week. [] Drat! I even drained the remnants of the cups into a separate mold and gave it a swirl. It may well look horrible. [:I]