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Paint/signwriting ageingDarrenW
@darrenw
Club Retro Rides Member 74
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You know the sort of thing... Freshly applied signwriting that has been made to look all old and faded and weathered and worn.
Anybody have any ideas how this is done? Any tips?
Photos of examples are always nice ;D
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Paint it on then rub it back I assume..... maybe mix some dirty colours into the paint to age it?
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phatphord
Part of things
Scorpilow
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I've also been told that if you paint the sign in sections thenget a better effecet once rubbed back.
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1994 Ford Scorpio Lowrider um...and some bikes...
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you paint it, then block sand it to flat it....
then you mix cocacola and coffee granules and spray this "special mix" over the paint, it speeds the ageing procces and stains light areas.
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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you paint it, then block sand it to flat it.... then you mix cocacola and coffee granules and spray this "special mix" over the paint, it speeds the ageing procces and stains light areas. That tip came from Paul @ T2/3D by the way..
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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Paint/signwriting ageingDarrenW
@darrenw
Club Retro Rides Member 74
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Oooh interesting ;D Any particular brand of Cola? Hah hah! Experimentation may be required
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this is what larry (dafandango) did on tashas racecar. I'm pretty sure its just painted on and then carefully sanded back by hand. i cant remember what paint he used though.
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If you thinned out the paint and used a slightly worn / uneven brush....?
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Paint/signwriting ageingDarrenW
@darrenw
Club Retro Rides Member 74
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So I guess it'd help to be a thin coat then? Or would a thicker one work best cos there's more to sand away?
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proper stuff, "coke" pepsi doesn't age as well
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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this is what larry (dafandango) did on tashas racecar. I'm pretty sure its just painted on and then carefully sanded back by hand. i cant remember what paint he used though. I freehanded the lettering in white pencil, then using a chisel signwriting brush (available from all good art shops!), I painted the lettering with white household emulsion. Its important tthat you get the brush strokes to flow in one direction as the strokes will show up in the way that old signwriting does. Once the paint had dried, I went over it lightly with a scotchbrite pad to create the fade effect. Here's a better pic..
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Dig it up, slam it and drive it.
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