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This is an interactive Bulletin Board on the topics of Sign making, design, fabrication, History, old Books and of coarse Letterheads, Keepers of the craft. The Hand Lettering Forum features links to resources, sign art history, techniques, and artists profiles. Learn more about Letterheads at https://theletterheads.com. Below you'll see Mchat has been added as a live communication portal for trial, and the Main forum Links are listed below.
Update time Vance?
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Update time Vance?
A while back Vance was experimenting with clears etc over different carats of gold on an involved project he was working on. I'm hoping to hear how it all went? From the problems (if any) to the final install.
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Hey Doug, thanks for asking. The project went well. Sprayed Rolco quick size, chopped up metal leaves in coffee grinder (just a quick hit on the button...thanks for that tip Danny), placed all the different karat pieces in a cigar box, mixed/fluffed them up, and kinda scattered with a wide brush over the sized bird. I cleared with One Shot acrylic uv (for ease of re-application when needed). I have pics, but posting photos is a mystery to me........(no matter what I read that explains how to)............
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I used a recently purchased can of Rolco size,........... never used that brand before (the first can I ever bought some 30 years ago was Rolco, and I still have it)......Lee Littlewood uses it all the time. When I sprayed it (straight), it tacked real quick (30 minutes) and didn't stay open too long. I have a website, and I'm doing good just to get there, let alone post photos from it.........hahaaa
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Yeo Vance.....it's soon time to take a survey of all the gilding sizes and methods. I for one go for the slowest of sizes and have been mixing a 12 and 24hr. version for quite a few years. I get excellent results and it's never ever ready before I am. A quick is just too unpredictable for me. I hear many say they get good results from them but I see lots of patchy gilds around and I know I used to have the same problems. The "Boss" used a 1/2 and 1/2 mixture of one shot and slow Lefrancs....and back when we met at Noel's even he used a little slow in his quick on the glass pieces. Both master craftsmen par excellence!!
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