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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2009, 06:48:24 PM »
Getting there, great effort so far!

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2009, 06:55:26 PM »
Thanks andrew i have a few more sections then im going to try the scrape away method.  Any other suggestions i could try while im at it?  As the matching colors is to hard in my opinion

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2009, 08:58:29 PM »
Hopefully someone helps out with suggestions - I am not a restorer, just a player (and fixer when required). But I can appreciate good work when I see it.

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2009, 09:46:02 PM »
Matching colours can be very difficult even with a colour code chart - but a basic tip is that you will need at least 2 of each colour - say a dark blue and a light blue ( dark blue is not blue with black added). a good example of what im on about is that people will refer to a deep red as opposed to just red - these are 2 different pigments, so you need deep red and standard or almost fire engine red, also canary yellow and a yellow ochre - a standard green and a purple, black and then white - from this you can mix almost any colour.
If the BG isnt going to be illuminated then you really only have to do half the job. BG inks are transparent and so not only do you have to match the colour but also the level of transparency.
Another tip is not to use standard acrylics as they dry darker - use enamel or acrylic lacquer.
If you cant match the colours well then the scrape away and replace method is best... at the same time though, with just cracking like you have, if you can match the colour then you can just run a sable haired brush through the crack..

 oh yeh... black lines first on a BG.... and GOOD LUCK!!!

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #19 on: April 22, 2009, 10:18:12 PM »
Well im printing that post Gavin  and ill be heading to bunnings to buy them colors as im using white to lighten and black to darken. No wonder im having such a hard time lol

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #20 on: April 22, 2009, 10:49:28 PM »
Well im printing that post Gavin  and ill be heading to bunnings to buy them colors as im using white to lighten and black to darken. No wonder im having such a hard time lol

AAAAAAH!!! Yep - youll never match with that combination - also try to look "into"the colours... if you have what appears to be a blue but when you put a blue against it then appears slightly purpley then it has just a touch of red to it, if it looks greenish then it has yellow in it etc.
Always mix with tiny amounts also - if its a light colour then start with the white base and add to that - if you try to lighten then you will use far more paint than is necessary - its harder to lighten than to add tint

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #21 on: April 22, 2009, 10:50:42 PM »
This is all gold keep it coming Gav  im doing it all wrong

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #22 on: April 23, 2009, 12:07:07 AM »

I think you are doing a great job, Daniel - in fact you do a great job with whatever you put your mind to !
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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #23 on: April 23, 2009, 09:12:37 PM »
almost done

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #24 on: April 23, 2009, 09:21:06 PM »
Hard to believe that this is the same BG fantastic job

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2009, 10:06:02 PM »
I got slack but its only for the wall no one who hasnt seen it before wouldnt know lol

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #26 on: April 23, 2009, 10:15:45 PM »
UMMM whoops i forgot to do the green lol  Here are all the pics together

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #27 on: April 25, 2009, 01:23:29 AM »
This will probably be going onto the wall on sunday so ill add a photo of it in the backbox and mounted. $#$

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #28 on: May 03, 2009, 05:48:09 PM »
Here is the photo of it mounted as promised

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Re: JAMES BOND BACKGLASS REPAIRING
« Reply #29 on: May 03, 2009, 07:01:57 PM »
Came up nicely as you can barely tell there is anything wrong with it.

Well done!