a better kind of bad news
May. 8th, 2020 05:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anundineInlay's done, sanding's done, all that's left is to paint in faux-ivory and ebony and do the final polish! I'm super proud of the sanding job-- the picture doesn't show it, but there's this lovely soft sheen to the wood and it's baby soft to the touch, like rose petals.
Some notes:
-previous pictures show the wood to be much glossier. This is because when I made Bad News the first time, it was the week before the con I meant to debut it at, so I sprayed on half a can of acrylic sealant and called it a day. That's been removed in favor of a more traditional walnut oil polish (to be applied).
-to remove the acrylic, I've got two different methods. One is....significantly easier, but requires specialized tools.
Option 1: With relatively heavy grit sandpaper-- I think I used 100?-- go after the polish. Wipe down with a rag soaked in isopropyl alcohol. Scrape remaining softened bits of polish with a sturdy knife. Repeat until the sawdust is wood-colored instead of whiteish-grey.
Option 2: Use a card scraper. Get on with your life.
- Up next is testing various paints and how they respond to the wood and the finish. I've got oil paint, milk paint, and india ink on a test block. So far, oil paint is dead last in the rankings because it takes five millions years to dry and I am not a patient person.
Some notes:
-previous pictures show the wood to be much glossier. This is because when I made Bad News the first time, it was the week before the con I meant to debut it at, so I sprayed on half a can of acrylic sealant and called it a day. That's been removed in favor of a more traditional walnut oil polish (to be applied).
-to remove the acrylic, I've got two different methods. One is....significantly easier, but requires specialized tools.
Option 1: With relatively heavy grit sandpaper-- I think I used 100?-- go after the polish. Wipe down with a rag soaked in isopropyl alcohol. Scrape remaining softened bits of polish with a sturdy knife. Repeat until the sawdust is wood-colored instead of whiteish-grey.
Option 2: Use a card scraper. Get on with your life.
- Up next is testing various paints and how they respond to the wood and the finish. I've got oil paint, milk paint, and india ink on a test block. So far, oil paint is dead last in the rankings because it takes five millions years to dry and I am not a patient person.
