I had planned to do a cork wrap on my AHH but changed my mind. I have an unopened can of Zinser's amber shellac which I will send to one of you in this group at no charge if you will pay the postage. If interested, contact me off-line.
On Sep 7, 3:39 pm, d2mini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So in the past there was only two things I didn't like about the whole > shellac over cork thing. > One was the durability. It tends to chip off. > Second was the fact that it looked great when your honey brooks was > new, but as the brooks age (which i love, btw) the shellac stays the > same color. > So since my newish brooks was already getting dark, I thought I'd > experiment and try something new with the cork and shellac this time. > What I did was install the cork, then before getting out the shellac I > dug into my art supplies and pulled out a stick of black charcoal. I > rubbed the stick on my fingers and then started rubbing it in to > strategic sections of the cork to give it a dirty used look, kinda > where my hands would normally be. Then I did the shellac on top of > that. 4 coats. > I think it turned out pretty well and gave me the look I was going > for. Next time I might even try to get the charcoal even darker. > And this time, I think when the shellac chips I can touch it up and it > will just add to the used/broken-in look. > > Here's some > pics!http://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos/367590994_dn2rf-O.jpghttp://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos/367591020_LkNGz-O.jpghttp://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos/367591074_pE3de-O.jpghttp://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos/367591048_BSy5A-O.jpg --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
