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THIS IS HOW BEING OLD AND DIRTY LOOKS GOOD

2/24/2012

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This has by far been the toughest glazing Job to date.
The Glaze I use is a mixture of exterior house paint and water based urethane (About 65% paint & 35% urethane,)

This mixture gets brushed on trying to cover all surfaces then wiping off and rubbing off the areas you want to keep lighter and leaving the glaze in the recesses and textures to make things look old and worn, or in this case worked!!!
This Machine didn't just come from the dealer!

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This is a tedious but necessary process. You Need to work fast (no waiting for paint to dry here) it will get away from you faster than you think.
It's important that you have everything ready before you start, (a variety of wrags, some water on hand to soften things up if you get behind). You also want to make sure the heat is down and there are no fans blowing on the work.

Next we're into final assembly and Clear coat.
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    This is an on going story of my explorations into the artistic world,chronicling the process of this journey.    Highlighting my successes as well as my failures. I'll try not to focus on the failures, but they are what has taught me the most.
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