Re: Natural Finish on Tie Rods
[Re: screamindriver]
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11/08/17 04:56 AM
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cbusters
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If you're going the paint route here's the trick...Spray it with a light color first..Go heavy with this coat to give you the coverage/weather resistance you need to keep it looking fresh...Let that coat flash and then add a darker color as a mist coat..This is the coat you can use as a tint to get that dark,forged color it needs to be...You can actually use more than one color to tint the part if desired to get that "as forged" look... After the part completely dries use a scotchbrite pad to LIGHTLY scuff and highlight the part to bring out the casting grain,parting line,and other details as needed... Here's an example using the technique...Eastwoods Zinc phosphate paint was used as the dark tint on this part is adds a nice charcoal tone to the part... That's the look! Impressive.
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Re: Natural Finish on Tie Rods
[Re: cbusters]
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11/09/17 12:43 AM
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davesmopars
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Supper nice job! I like the look
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Re: Natural Finish on Tie Rods
[Re: B5 Bee]
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11/09/17 09:54 AM
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It's a shame beautiful detail work like that will be seen by few. I think detail work like that is mainly for the person doing it. I have a finished car that has the copper colored left-hand wheel studs and green paint swipes across the spindle hubs. I never pull the dog dishes, but I know they are there. Most that look at the car are clueless about what is under the surface. But they get to say, "I had one just like this...". It looks like the color is pretty close, just missing a dusting of rust color.
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Re: Natural Finish on Tie Rods
[Re: cbusters]
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11/09/17 11:03 AM
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Copper spray paint lightly dusted comes close to rust when sprayed from about two feet away, says fullmetaljacket.
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