Thread: Embossed Scales

Originally Posted by Splashone

Pixelfixed-

Great suggestion on the gold leaf paste but the removal technique is likely to wipe away the leaf in the shallow embossing. Is there a way to do it that maintains a better "depth control?"

High grit Sandpaper on a flat surface, I use a Wooden Popsicle stick and time

Or as Glen Says,many ways to do it dependant on the depth of the embossing.

Is there anything wrong with safety orange G10 Ghost scales and a mirror finish with some stabilized abalone inlays?

Originally Posted by WW243

Is there anything wrong with safety orange G10 Ghost scales and a mirror finish with some stabilized abalone inlays?

For some, nothing is wrong,than one has to decide on a true restoration or a radical makeover.

Originally Posted by WW243

Is there anything wrong with safety orange G10 Ghost scales and a mirror finish with some stabilized abalone inlays?

Without gold plating the whole of the blade and using lapis lazuli as the wedge?? Are you crazy???

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Do Not use paint,go the a craft store,Michaels, hobby lobby. Get gold leaf paste,Rub it into the embossing, let harden than wipe the excess of with a rag and a little thinner, works well.

I can't find this product, checked the local Michaels and both of them online and the closest thing looks like a Rub 'n Buff gold leaf wax, which I don't think is right. I know it needs something more a brassy yellow to look right. Anyone have a brand name and source?

Hart
Use the rub n buff. I use it on glass and acrylic after engraving and it will stand up to dish washer use. they lots of colors.

Tim

What Tim said, it works well, if the embossing is deep enough to hold the material