This
week we finish up the stove kit that I bought at the mini show. I am
really happy with how it turned out.
After
the stove was assembled I spray painted it with a light coat of Satin
finish Black spray paint. This is totally optional but I think it
went a long way in making this kit look less like it was made of
plastic and more like it was metal. If you can't spray paint yours I
would skip this because I don't think a brushed on coat of paint
would give nearly as nice of a finish. I also gave the “chrome”
pieces a light coat of aluminum spray paint to help rid them of that
high gloss plastic look.
I
also needed to apply the water slide decal to the stove board, I am
probably the last person you should listen to about do decals but I
did get through it.
At
this point I glued on the “chrome” pieces to the stove. I had
debated with myself if I should glue them on now or after the next
step but in the end decided to glue them on now so that the next step
could kind of blend them together and make both of them look more
like metal.
The
last step I decided to do was to apply a finish of Perfect Pearls.
These are pearlescent pigment powders according to the package. I got
the complete kit which comes with 4 colors of the powder, 2 brushes
and the “perfect medium” pad, regular price on the kit was $18
but I had a half off coupon so it brought the price down. I had never
worked with these before and they looked interesting. The label on
the package says it will create a faux metal look and that is what I
wanted to do so I took the plunge. My kit came with the pewter color
we used on this kit, a really pretty blue, a green and a gold. After
using these on this project I am pretty sure I will be buying more
and using them on other projects, they are a lot of fun to work with
and give beautiful results.
Since
I had no idea how to work with these I got some advice on the
Facebook page and they went over to YouTube to find videos on them
too. I played around a bit with some ideas on the back and bottom of
the stove and came up with my game plan.
I
found for this kit using a make-up sponge was the easiest way to
apply the medium that goes under the pigments. Then just use the soft
brushes from the kit to brush a tiny bit of the powder on the area
you are working on. And I mean a tiny
bit, a little goes a long, long way. As I went along I used a soft
powder brush to buff the excess pigment off the stove. After I was
through applying the pigment to the entire stove I used some of the
cotton safety swaps to buff the finish to a nice glow.
I
had thought I was going to spray the completed stove with some clear
sealer in a satin finish but decided at the last moment to just use
the water mist like the manufacturer recommends. My stove won't be
handled much and I didn't want to disturb the lovely glow by getting
it too wet with the spray finish. What I did was to mist the water in
the air over the stove and let the dampness fall onto the stove. I
tested this on a piece of the extra plastic from the kit and it
seemed to seal just fine.
If
you are interested in learning more about the product you can find
out more at Ranger here
So here are some pictures of
the stove both with just the spray paint finish on and then with the
Perfect Pearls.
Stove finished with the Perfect Pearls |
With the spray paint |
Hi Joanne! I think that this Perfect Pearls finish is... PERFECT! Well done! :D
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