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Made a rather nice yellow to orange airbrushed HDU Oval shaped sign, with a jumping bluefish on it for a friends cottage. I attached some rope (twine type) around it for appeal. But weather kind of frayed the ends. What would be a good sealer? Or what could one dip the ends so they don't come loose. Is their a certain type of rope thats better suited for this?. I've looked in nautical shops, but dock rope looks to white.
Thanks Mates
-------------------- Signs Solutions, Inc. Matthew Rossi Midlothian, VA, 23113 signsol@earthlink.net Posts: 139 | From: Midlothian, Virginia | Registered: Nov 1998
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A traditional finish to twine rope is to wrap thin nylon twine around the ends tie it off so the knot is unseen and singe the ends of the nylon. play around with the pattern if you want but I would use something like what Mack Brush does to the striping brushes. I can send you a diagram if you'd like but can't seem to post a pic here.
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Have you considered using actual nautical rope and soaking it in a solution of tea (strong) overnight, you get authintic rope with an aged look...
Just a thought.
Shawn
-------------------- Shawn Setzer Signs by Shawn 826 Hwy 47 East, Troy, MO Posts: 241 | From: Troy, MO, USA | Registered: Jan 1999
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Hi Matthew, I know this isn't quite what you asked, but just to let you know it's possible, here is a picture of a sign we built three years ago using real 1.5" rope for a border. I'm showing it because we coated the entire surface of the rope with West System Epoxy and it has held up magnificently. West would work on frayed ends, but would work on the entire twine even better. In this example we painted the rope after it was sealed.
SONGPAINTER Original Sign Music by Sign People NOW AVAILABLE on CD and the proceeds go to Letterville's favorite charity! Click Here for Sound Clips! Posts: 1974 | From: Orleans, MA, Cape Cod, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I guess I should mention, in the above pictures, it was regular hemp or manilla rope we used. Nylon costs more but sure doesn't look 'natural'. We have successfully stained white nylon rope with semi transparent oil stains to give it a natural color. But then again, if you're going to epoxy it, it doesn't matter.
ps, flame works great for sealing frayed ends on nylon rope, but I can tell you one thing from experience, if you do that, resist the urge to sniff out that little flame on the end with your fingertips. The molten nylon will stick to you and it is HOTTTTT.
SONGPAINTER Original Sign Music by Sign People NOW AVAILABLE on CD and the proceeds go to Letterville's favorite charity! Click Here for Sound Clips! Posts: 1974 | From: Orleans, MA, Cape Cod, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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