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Mark Yearwood
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Check this out... web page
Has anyone here used this stuff before? It's a sprayable or brushable 95% metal finish that looks, feels and acts like hot cast metal. Supposed to be able to put it on anything and comes in steel, bronze, brass and other metals.

I was impressed by their info on the site and will be getting some samples. The possibilities are endless!

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Mark Yearwood
Yearwood Design Works
Tecumseh, OK
www.yearwooddesignworks.com
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Robert Beverly
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Mark

Yes...it is taking the market by storm the last couple of years...and has been really effecting the architectural market....you just have to get past the up front fees to get it...3k. They are selling the castable without commitment...and it is replacing our past method of cold cast and I am saving about 35% on material cost...that can add up!

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Robert Beverly
Arlington, Texas

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Amy Brown
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Luminore is awesome stuff. Like Robert said, it's that initial investment that holds people back. You have to be certified I think. Not positive though. I believe that's what that initial $3000 is for.

The guys at North Coast Signworks use Luminore. Check this link Copper Moon

They conduct sandblasted sign classes at The B.I.G Show. We made that same sign in a smaller scale and they brought the moons which were HDU coated with copper Luminore. Very cool stuff!

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Amy Brown
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Checkers
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I don't know anything about it but this picture just wowed me!
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Checkers

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There's a bunch of cold-cast metals out there. They don't all cost an arm and a leg and you don't have to promise your first born to get them to sell it to you.
Here's a water-based one you can try out for a whopping 50 bucks.
http://www.progressivesignsystems.com/metal/

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J.T. Gazaway
J.T. Graphic Design
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Robert Beverly
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Mark

Yes...it is taking the market by storm the last couple of years...and has been really effecting the architectural market....you just have to get past the up front fees to get it...3k. They are selling the castable without commitment...and it is replacing our past method of cold cast and I am saving about 35% on material cost...that can add up!

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Robert Beverly
Arlington, Texas

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I almost made a sign for a guy that went around selling framed wall pictures made of the same/similar material that was in the motorcycle photo.
He said it contained ground pecan shells. Don't ask me, I don't have a clue other than that. Jim.

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James Donahue
Donahue Sign Arts
1851 E. Union Valley Rd.
Seymour TN. (865) 577-3365 brushman@nxs.net

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Mark,

 - It’s some great stuff for sure! Allows another avenue to be explored in the creative process. While at a meet two weekends ago, Gary Godby brought along a sample piece that was coated.

Like J.T. states, there are various cold casting solutions currently available. Gary also had one of these in tow (along with all kinds of goodies) that we played with Sunday morning. This was an acrylic based solution that can be obtained at art or craft stores, marketed by Modern Options (another not compensated endorsement!) and can produce a Patina finish depending on the steps and products used during “production”. There was a bit of a problem that we think links back to the fact the solution may have actually been stored below the magical 32 degree mark, but produced an acceptable piece non the less with a little effort put forth.  - This material was sprayed with a HVLP gun at the meet, but can be brushed or rolled according to the instructions. Not all that expensive of a solution for those one off or unique situations considering the increased perceived value of a job. And, being an acrylic based product, cleanup was quick and easy.

Forgot to take a picture of the finished process before we left, otherwise I’d post.  -

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Bob Gilliland
InKnowVative Communications
Harrisburg PA, USA


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You have to catch up with it yourself."

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Bill Cosharek
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Yea Bob, & no pic of the pharmacist either.

I recently saw the piece you refer to but forgot to ask if it was done. the patina looked heavily crusted. Could you imagine someone unknowingly
try to remove it thinking there might be some nice copper underneath?

[ April 05, 2003, 02:17 PM: Message edited by: Bill Cosharek ]

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Bill Cosharek
Bill Cosharek Signs
N.Huntingdon,Pa

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