i think it comes down to roughing it up a little prior to painting and then using a good etch primer. don't go cheap on your paint's and instead of using different grades of sand paper start with your high and keep it wet and be very patient. i wrapped a very worn piece of sandpaper around it and went in one direction rather than using a sanding block
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Limited Run Luke ROTJ Hero Lightsaber Kit.( Run closed )
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i think it comes down to roughing it up a little prior to painting and then using a good etch primer. don't go cheap on your paint's and instead of using different grades of sand paper start with your high and keep it wet and be very patient. i wrapped a very worn piece of sandpaper around it and went in one direction rather than using a sanding block
How did you clean it before painting?
Clean it with acetone, sand with 250 or lower (within reason), then clean it a couple more times with acetone immediately before painting.
Also, don't use nail polisher removal as your acetone for cleaning (it has its uses, but too dilute for thorough cleaning like you need), get some at Lowes, Home Depot, etc. should be in a metal can. Use gloves, I use nitrile (which it will dissolve, but not so fast that it's a real problem).
Clean it with acetone, sand with 250 or lower (within reason), then clean it a couple more times with acetone immediately before painting.
Also, don't use nail polisher removal as your acetone for cleaning (it has its uses, but too dilute for thorough cleaning like you need), get some at Lowes, Home Depot, etc. should be in a metal can. Use gloves, I use nitrile (which it will dissolve, but not so fast that it's a real problem).
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I couldn't get a darker copper on my windvane after trying a few aging methods, so I decided to paint it and it's drying overnight. But I wanted to show the rest so far. I had to strip and repainted my grip section 3 times before I was happy with it. Once I get some copper tape for the control box bars, that will be done as well. The board I'm using for inside is from an early Motorola phone (The Sliders one to be exact). I'm pretty happy with how the triangle LEDs turned out. The ring was darkened with SuperBlue.
The paint paint job isn't perfect, but neither is the original, especially in its current condition with quite a few paint chips on the ring edges, but I didn't want to go that far since a lot of that damage was probably done after the fact.
The paint paint job isn't perfect, but neither is the original, especially in its current condition with quite a few paint chips on the ring edges, but I didn't want to go that far since a lot of that damage was probably done after the fact.
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I finally got around to finishing saber this afternoon. The triangle placement isn't quite perfect, but I'm willing to accept them for now. Believe it or not, I painted the neck with gold Rustoleum then dry brushed some antique brass acrylic over top of that. The pictures make it look like copper! Maybe this offers insight into why it's such an urban legend that the hero prop had a copper neck (it's totally painted brass). I don't remember where the circuit board originated, but I do plan on replacing it with something visually more interesting.
As I'm posting this, I realize that still need to darken the triangle ring [emoji13]
All in all, this was an incredibly fun project. Thanks so much to nicksdad and everyone else involved in putting this project together! My only regret is that I don't have another one to work on.
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Very, very cool! I love that family picture. The brass rails are on point!
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Martin Sabers
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Looks very nice. In my side Only 33% complete. I have only the OB1 ;-)
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Not from me, especially at that price.
I do have a few personal kits I can let go of.
Dang - if this was happening now, I'd definitely grab one (or two!) :O
