falcon dude
Well-Known Member
So I got my Samaritan yesterday and was kinda disgusted by the weathering. I was stupid and forgot to take some before pictures but it was similar to the one that belongs to CeSquared here, except the weathering was even heavier.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=52188&highlight=samaritan
It also felt and looked very much like resin for some reason.
I was going to strip the paint and redo everything but them I decided to try and fix the existing paint job before removing everything. I need you sincere opinion guys, on whether I should just redo everything or keep going this route (or whether I should have just left it alone in the first place :lol )
Heres what I did so far. I removed most of the silver paint by sanding/polishing it off with a very fine sanding foam block. then I went over the edges again with a coarser block to remove the paint from some of the edges and other key areas. After that I went over those areas with a bit of bluing solution to make the metal look a bit more like steel and less like aluminum. I might go over it again to darken it a bit more. Again, its a Work in progress.
Click on the thumbnails to see a lager picture and then again on that picture to see it full size. And then leave an HONEST OPINION !
*edit* forgot to add. Now when i pick it up, it actually looks like its made of metal. And I know thats its only a mind trick, but it actually feels heavier too!
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=52188&highlight=samaritan
It also felt and looked very much like resin for some reason.
I was going to strip the paint and redo everything but them I decided to try and fix the existing paint job before removing everything. I need you sincere opinion guys, on whether I should just redo everything or keep going this route (or whether I should have just left it alone in the first place :lol )
Heres what I did so far. I removed most of the silver paint by sanding/polishing it off with a very fine sanding foam block. then I went over the edges again with a coarser block to remove the paint from some of the edges and other key areas. After that I went over those areas with a bit of bluing solution to make the metal look a bit more like steel and less like aluminum. I might go over it again to darken it a bit more. Again, its a Work in progress.
Click on the thumbnails to see a lager picture and then again on that picture to see it full size. And then leave an HONEST OPINION !
*edit* forgot to add. Now when i pick it up, it actually looks like its made of metal. And I know thats its only a mind trick, but it actually feels heavier too!
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