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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Seduction => Topic started by: Oldlistener50 on November 26, 2011, 07:48:05 AM
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Once I get finished with Christmas shopping I will be ordering my Seduction. I am going to use a deep cherry finish on the wood base and want a really deep, glossy black shine for the top metal plate. So before I start I wondered what those of you who have achieved a really smooth, shiny finish used for paint and what your prep was? Thanks in advance.
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I found a plating shop that will do black chrome plating. I asked for a "show coat" which you can also get in straight chrome. Another alternative is to find an automotive painting shop that will do enamel and then bake it. This provides a nice finish as well
Mike
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Couple layers of black paint. Sand with 320 grade paper. Layer of high gloss enamel. Sand with 320 paper. Repeat or add final layer of gloss.
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All high-gloss black enamel like Valspar? Or for the final coats do you mean a clear coat?
Thanks!
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I used a flat black and high-gloss clear coat. But did multiple layers of each with sanding in between until it was just right.
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What brand paint did you use? I want to with high-quality paint on mine.
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I forget, but nothing fancy. I doubt it makes much of a difference.