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Can you give me some tips? What to fill cracks with, how to prep, things I definately shouldn't do? Anything else you accidentely found out about that you can give me a heads up on?
Thanks guys!!
-------------------- Dana Ferry St Cloud, MN Posts: 1556 | From: St Cloud, MN | Registered: May 1999
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Dana... Ask Luke Scanlan. He's the only person I know who does em. And I am lucky enuff to have one! Love...JILL
-------------------- That is like a Mr. Potato Head with all the pieces in the wrong place. -Russ McMullin Posts: 8834 | From: Butler, PA, USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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I did a custom pin years ago for use on special occasions....
vinyl/Gerber EDGE print of a wicked looking clown breathing fire...this decal was applied to a finished pin, but the trick was in the 14 coats or so of clear lacquer with lots of flex additive coating overtop to protect it...
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How many times at the lanes I've made such a near miss I've wished the pins had had another coat of paint on them, I'd have knocked them down.
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i paint a few pins here and there, i buy new pins by the case, so there is not too much prep work involved, basically take the high spots out with a d.a. sander, fill seams with plastic body filler, sand the filler smooth, prime, guide coat, sand again, and when satisfied begin paint, i usually use HOK automotive paint, basically its refinished like a car!!
-------------------- Brian Antonik@adelphia.net Posts: 11 | From: Nanticoke, Pa. | Registered: Feb 2004
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I never painted a bowling pin, but I have done a Croquet set. A special one for a Dow Retiree made of some type of acrilic they manufactured. It was a booger to do, had to use Airplane paint at that time. Sherwin Williams has a new water based acrylic clear coat now, I got a free sample gallon of it today, wonder if that would work on a bowling pin? Ask Sherwin Williams, maybe they will give you a sample.
Bill
-------------------- Bill & Barbara Biggs Art's Sign Service, Inc. Clute, Texas, USA Home of The Great Texas Mosquito Festival Proud 10 year Supporter of the Letterheads Website www.artssigns.com "MrBill-" on the chat page MailTo:biggsbb@sbcglobal.net Posts: 1020 | From: Lake Jackson,Tx | Registered: Nov 1998
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Hey Dana, I have gotten some pins off of ebay, and most recently from a friend of mine that owns a bowling pro shop. Being used, the ones I've gotten require extensive work. If you can find new ones, use them! I use the same methods that Brian listed earlier. I sand with 320, apply automotive filler (bondo), sand, putty, sand, prime, sand, paint, sand, do artwork, clear. I use 1 Shot for my striping, etc.and all automotive finishes for the rest, including clear. It's a lot of work, but the results are fantastic! Don't expect to break even, nevermind get rich doing these. It's strictly a fun thing for me.
-------------------- Luke S. Luke Scanlan Artistry Ocala, Fl. lukescanlan@cox.net Posts: 249 | From: Ocala, Florida | Registered: Nov 2001
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