Hey Lisa, that looks fantastic! Did you put any kind of clear coat over the paint? Is it oil paint? I have lots of paint so I can try that next time, even if it's a thin coat under the shellac. Great job in matching the bag.
An update on mine, I added more of the obenauf's proofhide last night. It might be my imagination but it seems to be making a difference. The bars feel great and they look darker. It's sitting right next to me and its dark in my office but the color seems to have deepened, much closer to the brooks. I'll take more pics this weekend and see if it really did change. On Sep 9, 8:49 am, "Lisa -S.H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > d2mimi- > It looks very nice! I agree that next time you should add more > charcoal, and spread it around a bit more. > Another idea is to add a little dab of black or dark raw umber artist's > paint to the shellac to darken it a little and tone down the orange > effect. I think the plain amber shellac, in however many coats, is a > little 'too' intense orange to match the honey Brooks. > When I got my wonderful new custom Luna steel bike in April, I wanted > something different from the usual amber shellac over cork look. I > wound up actually painting my natural cork tape to match my nice mellow > old olive-gray Baggins Little Joe bag. I twined the ends to finish it > off. (something about that black electrical tape finish thing makes me > cringe.) > Between the several coats and finish, the whole procedure took 2 1/2 > days, so I picked a rainy forecast. It can't be rushed. > It's proving to be pretty durable so far over the first few hundred > miles, and I really like how it turned out. People seem to think it's > leather. Here are > pictures:http://picasaweb.google.com/Strumelia/LunaBike2008# > Lisa > > d2mini 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.jpg > >http://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos/367591020_LkNGz-O.jpg > >http://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos/367591074_pE3de-O.jpg > >http://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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
