Jim Roadt Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Another pontypool experiment this time on a GE two star This is not intended to replace painting by people that actually know what they are doing and will get a far superior result, however is pretty simple and fun Strip all paint off I used purple power ( will not remove Japan) No primer or body work Dry in oven Acetone block holes with ear plug stuff Pour pontypool on, working your way around ( it self levels pretty well) Check for voids and pour a little more Bubbles can be removed with a nail You have about 10 minutes to futz with Let dry few days and cook long and slow It is not going to be perfect but that just adds to authenticity or drive you nuts. This is definitely not a sustainable business model. Nothing beats original Japan, powder coating or any technique done by others....just fun to do on non priceless fans 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Olson Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I don't know Jim, that looks pretty darn good to me! I made my own japan paint from turpentine, asphaltum, and pine rosin. It had to be oven dried, but it was hard, smooth, and shiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 You are in Wisconsin, so I assume you are using cheese... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 19 minutes ago, Mark Olson said: I don't know Jim, that looks pretty darn good to me! I made my own japan paint from turpentine, asphaltum, and pine rosin. It had to be oven dried, but it was hard, smooth, and shiny. After cooking this will also be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Patrick Ray said: You are in Wisconsin, so I assume you are using cheese... similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 In all seriousness, looking good Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Henderson Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Good one Patrick 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I'd like to start trying my own japan experiments but I don't have a decent area to get an oven and bake it without fumigating the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Trevor Andersen said: I'd like to start trying my own japan experiments but I don't have a decent area to get an oven and bake it without fumigating the house. Electric smoker outdoors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Found a book in public domain about japanning from 1901. Wish it gave a full recipe but you can glean bits and pieces and techniques. https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Handbook_on_Japanning_and_Enamelling_f.html?id=L2MJAAAAIAAJ#v=onepage&q&f=false Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Here's another good book. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32452 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 9:57 AM, Jim Roadt said: Would dipping work as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 I did dip struts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 How hard is it to remove the cured product from a surface that you may have accidentally coated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 have not run into that problem yet. I'm guessing a lot easier than Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 it is difficult to touch up any mistakes short of starting completely over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 14 hours at 200 degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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