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Post by elorens on Feb 26, 2024 20:01:21 GMT 12
I have the job of doing up this Thorn Mastiff. As you can see, there’s a lot of rust. I can restore the top and sides with say a hammer finish paint, but the problem is the front, where the rust is into the lettering. I have already sought some advice, but would like to throw the problem open to a wider audience, to see if anyone has any good suggestions for how to approach this. Thanks! Lawrence —  |
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Post by stanley on Feb 27, 2024 11:55:00 GMT 12
I would consider the 3 options: - Water slide decals and clearcoat
- Electroset / sticker and clearcoat
- Make a Sticker Stencil and then painting it
I would use a similar sticker system as the ones used by people to put writing on the back windows of cars with the stencil method if I wanted a perfect finish. The signage companies have machines to make them |
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Post by Richard on Feb 29, 2024 11:14:56 GMT 12
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Post by elorens on Feb 29, 2024 12:15:38 GMT 12
Thanks, Richard. I have used Gimp before to recreate a damaged dial, where the cleaned image can be printed as a transparency, but I’m thinking it might be tricky to transfer the image in this case onto the metal front panel. |
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