porthos
11-08-2020, 05:33 PM
posted on this section because i think that it belongs here. this is what i came up with so far. using the back of a old aluminum road sign. sand, clean, prime. used krylon gloss emerald green. rusteoleum john deer green is about the same. neither quite matches, but, close (they are a little darker). some sites sau to spray with a clear laquer afterwards, but, that didn't work. here's what did work (mostly) . first i used a pump sprayer filled with lacquer thinner 10 minuets or so after the color coat; nothing but some fisheyes. waited 18 hrs. and i got wrinkles. a larger pattern than i wanted, but it was wrinkled. i don't think that the process adhears to the aluminum very well. i can scrape some off with my fingernail the next day; but maybe it needs more time. and, the porosity of the rcbs cassting should help a lot. i think that there is room for improvment; so, those of you that like to "tinker" see what you can do. after proof reading the above directions; what i meant by saying i waited 18 hrs. and got wrinkles,was that after 18 hrs. i sprayed with lacquer thinner again and wrinkles appeared.