Waiting for the kit to be officially given an import cost (I rang them yesterday and they quote £77.45!!!) jeeez. Oh well can’t do anything about that but it something folks should cost into the builds.
So as I’m waiting again I’ve done some more research into the paint I want to use and spoke to a. I’ve guy called dan at Jawel paints here in the uk who are a uk distributor for house of Kolor. We discussed the use of cellulose products together with house of Kolor which is 2k based (they do have a urethane clear) and also about adding their Kandy konsentrate to the celly clear. He said it was all possible and to just make sure that any 2k had time to allow the chemicals to cure off before clearing with celly. However he did say anytning could happen and it would probably be best to stick to 2k clearcoats on top of all the layering of primer, base, flake with carrier, candy etc... I’m beginning to think that I might just bite the bullet and go with everything using 2k.
But I am going to test.
I have 3 bits of test wood. It’s just mdf but does have an oak veneer so lots of grain. Ive used a wood primer on this (celly - work on that I’ll use to seal and bury the grain) sand.
Brilliantly the HOK stuff is available in rattle cans which although not as consistent as a gun on large surfaces Are cheaper than a tonne of paint and good for testing. And it’s the exact same paint but mixed and ready. I’ve used the specialist paint versions on record boxes and they really work fantastic for small projects.
I’ve ordered 2 different base gold colours
The flake I’ll use my own as HOK is stupid expensive and I already have this lying about. I’ll put it in a flake carrier which I already have. This is 2k
Also ordered a can of root beer candy
Then I just need to get some 2k clear which I’ll probably order some for my gun from specialist paints rather than HOK
And I’ll also do a test using the celly clearcoats and see what happens. I expect it to crack.
So priming has begun on the test pieces.
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