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Looks great Shep, I for one would love to see a step by step along with some tips on researching the proper colors/styles for the various car makes and some pricing guidelines. This looks like a handy technique to add to the arsenel.
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Wow Shep that is too cool!!! I would surely like to know how ya did it!! Awesome The dash in my truck is Purple/Yellow ... but I just used regular ol' Krylon.
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I have been giving some thought too writing a "How To" book on Woodgraining...There are not a lot of people still around that knows how to do this.......This process that I have developed over the years, is a little different in that I use water base paints to achieve the base and the different grains. Then I top coat with clear enamel,lacquer or urethane, depending on the end result required.
This particular job..I grained the dash ,glove box lid etc.,windshield moldings (3 piece) two side glass moldings and two rear quarter glass moldings, and the back glass molding. The pieces were glass beaded and primed by the owner before I arrived. I spent a total of 5 hours on the complete job, this included the clear coats. I charged $600. for this job. The price can vary from $400. to $1200. depending on the amount of pieces and the complexity of the grain......
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Looks great! Thats about the best woodgrain i have seen. I saw a car at the good guys show in Charlotte that had wood grain on the body that resembles your wood effect. It had super hand painted Safari < I think > emblems. Thats all I can remember about it . Have you done any exterior body panels? It may have been some of your work I dont know.
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Man, that is so wood! Talk about bugs in your paint, I think you'd better watch out for termites! What a beautiful way to make 600 (US too!)
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Dang that looks real. Man Shep, thats a heckuva job. Show us how!
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Looks great! Arvil.I learned something about woodgraining at Terry Colley's Ole Bull & Brush Meet last year in England. Would love to see if your techniques are similar.Looking forward to your step by step. Judy
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Very cool job there! what I want to know is, what paints did you use to woodgrain the dash before the clearcoat? I've done some of this before and used acrylics and glazes with really good results. its amazing to see the process as it developes. I've also done this with automotive base coats (its a little trickier to do it with them) one trick I learned was to achive that "GLOW AND SHIMMER" that wood has once its polished is to use a pearl gold base before you start the graining . I would reccomend trying woodgraining Its a lot of fun and suprisingly easy to do. there are some really good books out there advertised in signcraft mag. Mike
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Mike, I too have used the "Pearls" as well as "Muranos" even Metalflake etc. I have used Lacquers, Acrylics, Even Synthetic Enamels as well as One Shot Lettering Enamels. However the process that I have developed over the years of trial and error is so simple you would not believe it. The problem most people has is that the top coats of clear will lift or wrinkle the grain coats. But not with my system.
The basics are as follows......... 1. Prepare the surface and prime with a good primer.... 2. Apply the base coat ( Varies in color with the desired final type of wood finish) 3. Apply the grain color with a brush, and once it "tacks up" make the grain with an ordinary sponge, vary the direction of the grain and vary the pressure applied. Also mix different colors in the grain and blend as you apply. 4.Then mist a coat of sealer before the next grain coat.Repeat until the desired effect is reached. Then use a liner to make grain variations and knots where applicapble, etc. 5. Top coat with gloss acrylic enamel, I use "Rattle Cans" most of the time.
Now my "SECRET" ingredient is ............
Ordinary Acrylic Artist Paint in Tubes mixed with Extender to make it Transparent !!!!!!!!!
I will try to make up some "Panels" for the various steps, and post the results.......in the near future.
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We sell alotta candies for woodgrain ...most often done here is this way....black base coat,then silver marbelizer for grain(eerie-dess if you remember metalflake),use the marbelizer for your grain pattern,either with saran wrap or a graining tool,then shoot root beer candy over the top. Also tint it with red at times to simulate diff colors of wood/types etc...and,like mike said,sometimes they use a dark reddish gold base...the marbelizer does have a tendency to move some when you shoot on top of it so your pattern isnt written in stone.
I've done a woodgrain on both some vinyl and as a backround for a sign by spraying a base color of black,then shooting a brown on top( u can use spray cans) and working fast while its wet(brown) with a graining tool you can make a realistic looking pattern easily and vary the tone by wiping mineral spirits on the grining tool b4 you drag it,and applying thin coats of other colors to the tool b4 dragging it
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I used a technique similar to this when I was doing Custom Paint on cars back in the 70,s and 80's. The technique that I have developed that I use now....anyone can do it in their backyard if they want to. You do not have to own a spray gun or air compressor etc. And most of the materials are easy on your health..........It can be applied to Vinyl, Wood, Metal or about any substrate.....
Mark..You are welcome...
I am presently working on some demo panels for this technique, and I hope to be able to attend Johns meet in March.....so that anyone interested can learn this.... I am also working on a "How To "booklet...(For sale of course) to anyone that might need one for future reference. The plans are ...photos and a complete how to with materials and brands..mentioned.........
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Shep, that looks so much like white oak, looks like its carved. I also used to do a lot of woodgraining back in the late 70's, durring the van craze. But I did mine with silver base (laquer of course), spray and wiped with black in a spray gun, using my hand to wipe with ( I'm gonna have to try that leather technique Rod), then airbrushing knots, cracks etc. and spraying over it all with candy browns and clear. I used to do a lot of window reveals on older cars that way, best one was a pierce arrow.
Hopefully you can make it to Mars with them panels. I, and I'm sure others would like to learn your healthier technique.
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That's SWEET! Hey Shep where is Oak Island? I visit my parents a few times a year in Kitty Hawk, if you are anywhere near there I'd love to stop by and check out your work.
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The dash in my truck is Purple/Yellow ... but I just used regular ol' Krylon.
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