Excellent post Django. Just goes to show that failure is an important part of the learning process. If'n ya don't try....
Somewhere you have a female relative that scrapbooks & crafts. With a way in-depth, over the top, car-nut level of intensity. Find her and have her point you to the woodgraining things she knows about. The tools tend to be small because crafters all use the same kind of organizers with a lot of small compartments. good luck. PS your tech made me feel great. Instead of being intimidating, really felt like I could follow along and get the exact results myself. Totally refreshing after all these threads about how to refine iron ore into a GNRS competitor.
Chillie....you have a great start there. Keep trying and it will work for you. Remember only losers buy billet.
We have changed a few things with the kit since I sent that one, if you want to give it another try. The blending from roll to roll is much easier now with the different plate style and Ink. the main reason we have made this change is for the blending, also smear coats make the woodgrain look much better. I think you have the old style roller also, the new ones work better.. I'll need your mailing address again and I'll send it right out. The new inks make a big difference. Jdee
Get a hold of mazdaslam. his partner Dave and himself did some trim work a little while back. It turned out kick ass !! maybe he has some pics?
i just had an idea, not sure if it would work. for the waterfall center part, i wonder what it would look like if you split the center. you know like when they would take a piece of wood and split it and then just flip the two pieces next to each other. just a thought.... kindof a bad example, but you get the point.
Thanks Jdee!! How do you roll long distances like the top rail on the '36 dash when the roller isn't big enough to go the distance?
I did the woodgraining on my '51 Pontiac Tin Woody wagon using foam brushes, small foam rollers with a pattern melted in 'em, and gel wood stain. I also used one of the woodgrain squeege's one finds at all the big box stores and hardware stores. It's super easy, the results are spectacular if I do say so myself, you don't have a pattern that is uniform like the roller kit you have, and it's inexpensive. PM or email me @ bcmccool@msn.com if you'd like more info.
I'll try and get some more how to/ pics and videos up soon. That roller looks like an old test roller. It might be to hard to get into the contours. the roller should get into almost any area you need to reach. Also you can take the donut off the roller and use it like a stamp, but i don't think you need to on that dash. i PM'ed ya with some info... Jdee <object> <embed src="http://rbicycle.iserver.net/photos/video/ford/ford.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="habit" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="320" align="middle" height="270"></object>
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Pics do not do begin to do justice to the work of JDee and crew. Their stuff really needs to be seen in person. That is how you get to work on cars that win at Pebble Beach.
That '36 dash looks amazing. Wow. One thing going for me and my (lack of) skill level is I have the waterfall trim piece in the middle.
Django.. you're talented man! Practice will make perfect. You don't even need tools per se. Here's my dad's non-HAMB tin woodie that he took a day off to paint. I don't have any good close-ups of the detail. People ask all the time if it's real or a sticker.
It's the tight spots that get you every time. We hand paint all of our woodgrain projects...let me know if you need some help, we can even match the great job you did on the glove box door.
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