Rick L

You have a PM

You may want to check with SfanGoch before posting any further.

Who are you? The Shell answer man? It’s an ALTERNATIVE. That’s what this forum is for. ?

I just polished off a bottle of Chianti and realized the straw material would make a good source for modeling wood. Measuring .010 thick, 1/2” - 3/4” wide and 5” long it would make a good alternative to cigar tube liners if you don’t have them. In the photo, the first two were stained with minwax stain and the third is natural.

It’s also important to keep your files in their separate pouches so they won’t bang into each other and get dull.

Love that color Bob. I see you’re getting accustomed to painting. Great improvement from some of your first posts. And since you’re not a rookie anymore, we will be expecting perfection from her on in.? just kidding!! I enjoy your posts.

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The key thing on flocking or embossing is to lay your glue or paint evenly. That’s why it’s watered down some. Then be very liberal with the material and shake it around if possible . Do not tamp it down or brush it around. This will result in uneven clumps. Let it dry, turn it upside down and tap the excess over paper. The results will be the same as these wonderful examples.

Very nice job on that tiger maple base.

If you paint your base the same color of the flock and use clear glue, you will have a more uniform look.

This might not be what your looking for but the closest thing I can think of would be to look at fly tying fur from Bass Pro Shop, Orvis or other outfitters . It comes on the pelt but is longer than scale shag. You could either cut it down from the pelt with scissors or hair clippers and use the pelt on flat surfaces and flock the cutoff on curved. There are options for colors squirrel, rabbit, elk, deer and others. Or try a white fur and dye it pink!

Patrick isn’t assuming anything. He’s only giving input. If you have the tools available, so be it. If you don’t, keep looking for alternatives that are offered on the discussion. That’s what the forum is about. There is no one answer.

If it’s .031 thick, you’re going to spend a long time scribing with an Xacto blade. The Dremel is a better idea. If you’re using a large sheet, rough cut the material and trim your final cut from that.

An Emco unimat lathe is very convenient to have. I’ve worked with a larger model for years. Easy to set up, accurate, low maintenance and durable.

You should win a ribbon for that idea.?

It’s still sold in some Ace Hardware stores and Walmart. If you can’t find it locally Amazon still offers it.

You have a cool idea. A brush with a Dremel sanding drum could give you the scrape effect and spot heat the area with a BIC lighter enough to push the area in for the dent may work. After painting, fill the scrapes with panel line paint. I have never tried this myself, so using a guinea pig body for experimenting would be in order. Show us how you make out. I’m sure it would be useful to others.

Sorry you were offended.

Sure, but I think a two part video of decanting paint is quite unnecessary. I assumed that I was going to see a newfound technique. If I knew ahead that this presentation was going to be drawn out I would have slid forward. And thank you for that additional useless information. ?

I actually tried to watch that video but fell asleep waiting for him to, just do it already! What do these u tubers do, get paid by how many minutes they can bore us??

A fresh edge is cut to get rid of any crud the tape may have picked up sitting on its side. Lay a strip onto a piece of clean glass and trim the edge with an exacto blade, using a straight edge steel scale or ruler.

If you decant into a plastic bottle with a screw top, it may not be strong enough to hold the propellant. Resulting in a new spot on your shop apron or worst yet, a tongue lashing from your better half. Decanting also adds air bubbles to the paint. Think of it as creating turbulence like scrambling eggs or making whipped cream. So I suggest to be a little patient and let it gas out a bit.

There’s one on eBay for $25.75

I was commenting on how it could have been done with one mold.