Re: Show me your Red Swingline Stapler!
Well I can only speak for myself, but here is what I did.
I sanded the stapler down to be as smooth as I could get it. I think I went up to 1000 grit wet sanding. Then I gave it a coat of primer. When that dried, I wet sanded it again, then gave it a second coat of primer. Once again I wet sanded it and then moved on to the red paint. I gave it a coat and then, you guessed it, wet sanded it with 1000 grit. I did two or three coats like this, then applied the decals. I gave it a coat of gloss clear coat, wet sanded, then another two coats. After the last coat of clear had cured, I used a Turtle Wax rubbing compound to take down any texture from the clear coat. Then I used a two step car polish system. You start with bottle "1" and give it a good working with a soft cloth. Then I rinsed it down and moved onto bottle "2" with another soft cloth. This is when the finish really comes to life. After a thorough polishing, I wiped it down with a clean cloth and that was it. You've really just got to go at it with the polishing to make it super glossy.
Good luck!
Later,
MJC.
Well I can only speak for myself, but here is what I did.
I sanded the stapler down to be as smooth as I could get it. I think I went up to 1000 grit wet sanding. Then I gave it a coat of primer. When that dried, I wet sanded it again, then gave it a second coat of primer. Once again I wet sanded it and then moved on to the red paint. I gave it a coat and then, you guessed it, wet sanded it with 1000 grit. I did two or three coats like this, then applied the decals. I gave it a coat of gloss clear coat, wet sanded, then another two coats. After the last coat of clear had cured, I used a Turtle Wax rubbing compound to take down any texture from the clear coat. Then I used a two step car polish system. You start with bottle "1" and give it a good working with a soft cloth. Then I rinsed it down and moved onto bottle "2" with another soft cloth. This is when the finish really comes to life. After a thorough polishing, I wiped it down with a clean cloth and that was it. You've really just got to go at it with the polishing to make it super glossy.
Good luck!
Later,
MJC.