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[mitchjjam]

I know acrylic drys quicker. But last time I spoke to the automative painters near me they use a water based paint. They claim it's better than enamel or 2 pac. Just curious if you tried these? And if so what the results were

[andypinboy]

Looking great. Thanks for all the pics. Always admire the patience needed for projects of this extent. The stencil work is very admirable indeed 

[Mr Pinbologist]

I know acrylic drys quicker. But last time I spoke to the automative painters near me they use a water based paint. They claim it's better than enamel or 2 pac. Just curious if you tried these? And if so what the results were

No I haven't tried any of the waterbased paints. After just speaking with a mate of mine who has worked in the auto paint trade he told me its like four times the price of acrylic so its unlikely I'll be trying it anytime soon 

[Mr Pinbologist]

Looking great. Thanks for all the pics. Always admire the patience needed for projects of this extent. The stencil work is very admirable indeed 

Cheers for the comments   
The yellow stenciling has been completed,  will post more pics after the orange has been done (waiting on some decent painting weather).

[Jim Jam]

I really like your idea of making the stencil with cardboard, do you have any problem keeping the artwork edge sharp?
Heaps of the older machines have fuzzed out artwork by not having the stencil stuck down.

[PinPal]

Awesome pics, love seeing pinballs brought back to life and being preserved.
Pinpal....

[Mr Pinbologist]

Time for an Update;

Some stenciling progress pics..

Yellow being done; The yellow stenciling was actually done a few weeks ago..













Orange stenciling was done over the last couple of days, and was completed today.

I'm now using Krylon Easy Tack to hold the stencils down while doing the stencils.. which means i don't have to use a lot of heavy items (bolts/sockets etc) to hold the stencils down like i used to do. Much easier not having obstacles in the way to get in the way when spraying  






And some pics of the end result!!

[tonyt]

Looking sensational Mitch, really appreciate your efforts 

[Retropin]

Very nice work..

[pinball god]

Like a pro

[greenechidna]

This looks really good in the flesh. It's a nice design very professionally executed.

Going to Mitch's is always a treat....

p.s. Cam, you're going to be stoked when you see that Buccaneer.
pss. My Outer Space p/f is beautiful

[big dog]

carnt wait for the buccaneer.  man this cab is looking so sweet , great work mitch

[Strangeways]

Looking at the yellow paint - It appears you build up the colour with several thin coats. It really does look a lot better than having thick coats with edges. I love the "old school" style of stenciling. I miss those days !

Cabinet look AMAZING !

Your garage reminds me of the "old days" (5 years ago) when I was just starting out - I hope what happened to me, happens to you ! BIGGER PLACE !

[Boots]

Very nice work, true to the original

[Mr Pinbologist]

Looking at the yellow paint - It appears you build up the colour with several thin coats. It really does look a lot better than having thick coats with edges. I love the "old school" style of stenciling. I miss those days !

Cabinet look AMAZING !

Your garage reminds me of the "old days" (5 years ago) when I was just starting out - I hope what happened to me, happens to you ! BIGGER PLACE !

Yepp spot on Nino, I did about four or five light coats of each colour to get good coverage of paint, with ten minutes flash off time between coats and a further ten minutes after last coat before removing the stencil. The edges are really sharp and clean with virtually no paint bleed or over spray so there is a slight edge to the stenciled colours. I smoothed over the edges with my fingernail after removing the stencil (pretty sure I read that trick in one of your threads)   

And yeah I'm starting to run out of room in the garage so a bigger place would be awesome if I can make it happen    though that is a long way off yet at this stage I think..