Finished up my headlamp hood project finally.
Sure was a lot of fun. Since I can never seem to resist adding gold to things, I wound up playing with some gold leaf. When masking out my original design, I think it was a bit to complex for my skill level and things went south rather fast. I wound up sanding out and repainting for a 2nd round. This time I made the design a bit easier to cut out, and pre-cut the masking tape before applying it to the finish. This seemed to procure better results. However I wasn't to pleased with the 'sharp' edges, the gold leaf peeled away in some areas. Not to noticeable though...
Had I done stripes or something 'simple' it wouldn't have had that issue. I'll have to find some scrap aluminum to play around with down the road...
 |
| Sanded down (left) and primed matte base coat (right) |
Hoping to do more of this type of stuff. Really need 'proper' tools though and setup, especially for painting.
Upon finishing this project, I can totally see Ahly becoming a reality someday! :D
No comments:
Post a Comment