Are you saying if it looks like a duck..???
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And it likely quacks like a duck. . .
Corrected the contour of the flakes with epoxy resin. Then I painted it with hair dye.
Initially, the scales were honey horn. The epoxy resin was not painted. Degreased before painting and sanded with sandpaper up to 1500 grit.
Painted over with permanent marker. But it probably won't hold.
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Epoxy, at least the brand I've been using (T-88) will take to hair dye. All that is needed to hide the flat texture, is a thin coat of CA, and some sanding with steel wool.
The marker should hold, reapply if needed, for desired effect.
If you have a hobby/ craft supply store nearby, "Hot Stuff" and other brands do make a very thin version.
Online search for Hot Stuff glue CA
~Richard
Another experience. A pitted black horn. Epoxy resin + black laser printer toner + colored hair dye. Hair dye didn't help either. Renovated places are slightly different - do not Shine.Attachment 316706
I don't know of anything that can be mixed with CA.
I mix my epoxy with bog oak dust, as a coloring. Charcoal, or burnt, wooden matches with the heads removed, then ground into a powder will work, too.
Mix together to form a thick paste, then apply to damaged areas. Works for missing pieces as well.
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Once sanded back into shape, then apply a thin coat of CA over the epoxy, like clear coat on the paint on your vehicle.
Lightly sand, a bit of steel wool, then u can polish.
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Sorry,, so many repair pics, this bottom one isn't the matching scale to the ones above.