woodman Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Iconoclasta_88(Juan) asked if I would post a tutorial so here it is. I first painted the whole blaster with flat black spray paint and let it dry overnight. Then you use a 1" semi-stiff bristle brush and Rub-N-Buff metallizer squeeze out a very, very small dab on a paper plate,this stuff dries out fast and alittle goes a LONG way. brush it up and then brush it onto a rag until it's almost totally dry Here before metalizing, well there is some on it but I rubbed most off to demonstrate, it will be totally black to begin with do a test on something else to see how dry the brush is, it will need to be very dry or it will leave way too much on the surface.lightly brush the surface all over being sure to get all the raised details and the broad flat ares too.JUST DONT GO OVERBOARD YOU WANT TO BRING OUT THE FEEL OF THE SURFACE NOT PAINT IT SILVER. after metalizing... This stuff dries very quickly so no need to wait overnight to move on You need black acrylic paint,water and a soft brush. mix about 3/4oz paint with 1 1/2oz water or where you can still read writing on white paper through the paint any darker you will cover to much and any thinner it will just run off. You just need to brush the black on a section at a time and dab off lightly with a paper towel repeating the process until you like the result be sure to let it dry inbetween coats. you can use a hair dryer to speed the drying. generous coat of thinned black paint... after dabbing with towel... after drying... Painting the bakelite finish on the stock I masked off the blaster then I used Rustoleum satin brown. I sprayed the stock and let it dry overnight. I used the same thinned black acrylic but thinned it 50/50 then brushed it on the stock trying to cover it as quick as I could all over then quickly used a cloth rag to dab at the black to get the mottled look all over. I used the hairdryer to dry it then sealed it with Krylon clearcoat then repeated the process 3 times.It will give a deeper appearance. Next I needed to install the wires around the "T" track first I made some very small "V" cuts in the track Then I cut the small wires for the bottom track, I have a Hyperfirm so the bi-pod wont come off so it's alittle harder to twist the wires but I used a drill bit and drilled a hole through from one side to the other then stuck the wire through... The rest is easy just cut the wires and wrap them around where they go and twist them together on the bottom Take your time with the rub-n-buff step it will make or break your paintjob and again test the drybrush technique on a section and if you go too far use a rag and paint thinner to clean it off and start over. It's only paint! Thanks alot Juan for asking me to do this I am honored to share my work with everyone and humbled by your comments. Woody 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Thanks for posting Woody, it really looks great. This will definitely help troopers with weathering their blasters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclasta_88 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 THX for posting the Woody. You did a great job on your BFG and is 100% worth sharing it. Im sure it will help lots of troopers to improve the look of their blasters. I know I will follow this in my soon to come T21 build! Thx for sharing. Saludos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD6187 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Woody great work !!! where I find that product? Rub-N-Buff in Italy is impossible find I would like to improve my DLT19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I have it at my local craft store. Whatever cost is plus shipping id be happy to send it to you... I think it's about 4.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Nice job! Thanks for posting the tutorial... very good! I added it to the "The MEPD Officer Training" topic. Hey Juan... ask for something else cool from someone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandatrooper Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 This is fantastic! I will use these tips on my T-21 blaster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Beautiful work Woody. You got one of the best blasters world wide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodman Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 coming from you Rolf that means alot to me. thanks so much. I would be interested in painting anyones blaster for very cheap if anyones interested. In the states shipping is no problem but certain countries would need to be researched and by cheap I mean it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenthork Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 thanks for the tutorial Woody, it will be usefull i have no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD6187 Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I have it at my local craft store. Whatever cost is plus shipping id be happy to send it to you... I think it's about 4.00Thank so much i send you pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKZombie Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Great reference for painting...my spring project for my coming Diamond State Props DLT19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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