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Whats it worth? Bowling ball blue oyster pearl wrap stripped from shell
From Bondo...
10 years agoWhats it worth? Bowling ball blue oyster pearl wrap stripped from shell
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10 years agoRecreating Yellowed Logos
Yep, printing the decal with some sort of translucent photoshop texture and trans ink would be a good way to mass produce them for sale. In my case it...
10 years agoRecreating Yellowed Logos
The results are a bit exaggerated... but the clear winner to me is the far right panel. That was a watered down translucent hobby paint, brushed on an...
10 years agoWhats it worth? Bowling ball blue oyster pearl wrap stripped from shell
I removed the blue oyster pearl wrap from my 6 ply 24x14 virgin kick. I'm going to sell it; I know people are looking for OEM pieces like this to wrap...
10 years agoWrapping shells in Black Cortex (formica)- same as Delmar?
clubdate64, you can get vertical grade formica from any cabinetmaker's supply. Even home depot can get it for you. Its world's cheaper. An 8x4 sheet...
10 years agoWrapping shells in Black Cortex (formica)- same as Delmar?
I had the same attitude towards Cortex, generally an undesirable finish for 70's Luddys. I've been researching rare Ludwig finishes, however, and lea...
10 years agoWrapping shells in Black Cortex (formica)- same as Delmar?
JC, I'd be using vertical grade, which is about 1/2 the thickness of countertop formica. It's apparently identical to the old stuff in thickness and...
10 years agoWrapping shells in Black Cortex (formica)- same as Delmar?
I'm about to wrap a few shells in new black vertical grade Formica. Going for the late 60's/70's Cortex look. Anyone done this? Anybody have cortex s...
10 years agoRecreating Yellowed Logos
From FFR428...
10 years agoRecreating Yellowed Logos
I didn't think of that... I've used diluted coffee to age paper at work. Did you use heat? How long for the soak?
10 years agoRecreating Yellowed Logos
I should add that I have an NOS 90's decal for testing purposes, and I'll post results here if there is any interest. It's the larger sized logo, and...
10 years agoRecreating Yellowed Logos
Does anyone have experience aging kick drum decals? I want to use new heads on my Ludwigs, but as the wrap/badges/patina is all original, I don't wan...
10 years ago