Thread: First try with acrylic stock

Finished this up tonight - first try with acrylic! I used micro-mesh wet sanding and then a carnuba wax for the final polish. I don't take very good pictures - it looks better than this in person. Whole garage/shop smells like a nail salon!

Adam





One with flash and one without.

This one is after washing the badger hair and letting it bloom a bit.



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nice job ! Harrywally told me about this plastic polish that he uses that works well too. Look forward to seeing more from you.
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Very nice colors. Well done.

Very nice, great job.

Very Nice, Job well Done, TY

Pretty awesome looking for your first try with acrylic.
Great coloring and sparkle.
Congratulations and enjoy!

Pete <:-}

Cool shape, and really nice material colour. Well done sir.

Thanks everyone - this one is for my middle son, he likes things a little more modern - hence the wild colors.

Adam

Adam, a little advise that may help you! I found when sanding with the wet dry to use a little liquid chrome polish on the sand paper to wet it. By now you probably have figured out that when you are sanding at a high rate of speed the acrylic will get hot in a spot and wad up. Especially in the hard to get to areas like corners or edges of radius's. Mothers makes it and it comes in a tall bottle and is very fluid. Just an FYI that I found that works well. By the way job well done!

Ray

Excellent color combination. Looks very purty to me, and I am no spring chicken. Great job on your first acrylic brush, sir!