Metal Box Painting Tutorial

[amz-fx]

This tutorial was made a featured project at instructables.com or you can find the direct link in my blog.

Enjoy!  And be sure to share some pix of your results with us if you use the tips!

regards, Jack

[foxfire]

thanks for the link. while doing a box using Dragonfly's swirl method using acrylic paint i noticed some translucent areas. i haven't tried doing a whole box yet but, it may be a cheap way to do it? oh and thanks for the other pages and pages of info.

[suprleed]

Very cool!  I'm going to have to keep this in mind for future builds.

[Dragonfly]

AWESOME ! New stuff to try...

Oh...and I'm flattered...thanks for the mention in your blog ! 

[greigoroth]

AWESOME!

Great work Jack, I love it!

[soulsonic]

Uh oh! Another boutique "secret" exposed!
Great job - Instructables is quickly becoming one of my favorite sites.

[amz-fx]

I don't know any secrets; it is just a technique I stumbled upon when buffing off the oxidation on a few boxes. 



regards, Jack

[nelson]

Hehe, I have been doing this for ages.


http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/Hempathy/?action=view&current=enc1.jpg

http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/Hempathy/?action=view&current=gouda2.jpg

Nice that the secret is out.

[jakenold]

Where on earth do you buy that paint in continental europe? 

[moro]

Donner seems to get a much deeper 3D effect:



Any idea how he's doing that?

[amz-fx]

Donner seems to get a much deeper 3D effect:

Any idea how he's doing that?

I don't know anything about his technique.   

regards, Jack

[John Lyons]

Thanks for sharing jack! Those look nice.

Donners stuff:
The pattern depends on the brush/wheel/pad you buff/grind/sand with. Just fool around and you'll find something that works.
It's all about experimentation and coming up with something new.

John

[moro]

Donner seems to get a much deeper 3D effect:

Any idea how he's doing that?

I don't know anything about his technique.   

I think it's the same basic technique as yours though? I'd like to play around with this after I've done a few more Dragonfly swirls.

Thanks for posting the tutorial!

[nelson]

Where on earth do you buy that paint in continental europe? 

You can't get krylon over here.

I used Tamiya translucent paint.

http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/item/PS-38-Tamiya-Spray-Paint-for-Polycarbonate-Bodyshells-Translucent-Blue__2000

Comes in a range of colours, and it isn't cheap.

[chris_d]

Donner seems to get a much deeper 3D effect:

Any idea how he's doing that?

Looks just about exactly the same to me, but that Donner is shooting with a flash, and the flash is catching the brushed metal and accentuating it.

I think that, shot the same way, almost head-on with a flash, Mr. Orman's boxes would look the same, depthwise.

-chris

[amz-fx]

I think that, shot the same way, almost head-on with a flash, Mr. Orman's boxes would look the same, depthwise.

With my version, shot head-on with a flash, you cannot see the pattern at all in the pictures. I shot a few that way... 

The coarseness of the buffing wheel has some impact on how the pattern looks, as does the angle of the wheel to the work, and the sharpness of the edge on the buffing wheel. Experiment with it!

Also, this article is now on the "Popular" list at instructables.com

Thanks to everyone who has viewed it!

regards, Jack

[petemoore]

  I'm not seeing a link...

[chris_d]

  I'm not seeing a link...

http://www.instructables.com/id/Simulated-woodgrain-for-metal-boxes/

[petemoore]

  Jeez that looks simple and super great ! Moore Thanks Orman for the link !
  Have to try that one out for sure.
 

[soulsonic]

Thank you very much Jack! I've gotten great results so far!

http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/soulsonic-fx/Luna1.jpg.html

http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/soulsonic-fx/Luna2.jpg.html