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Question about marbleizing
Posted by: Brian Testerman (---.nc.res.rr.com)
Date: March 07, 2006 07:07PM

I know you can use Testors model paint for this, but which ones? The acrylic or the enamel?

Thanks for any info.
BT

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Re: Question about marbleizing
Posted by: Ron Walter (216.138.190.---)
Date: March 07, 2006 07:21PM

The enamel works best but only use the pigment settled at the bottom. Acrylics work somewhat but they can make the mixture rather stringy and thick and just don't work as well as enamel.

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Re: Question about marbleizing
Posted by: Mike Barkley (---.nap.wideopenwest.com)
Date: March 07, 2006 07:59PM

Like Ron said, you want to let it settle and pour off the solvents. The metallics are really nice!


Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

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Re: Question about marbleizing
Posted by: Edward D. Smith (---.ard.bellsouth.net)
Date: March 07, 2006 08:34PM

For goodness sake don't even think about using acrylics. If you do prepare for a mess!

Ed Smith

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Re: Question about marbleizing
Posted by: John Blair (---.rgv.res.rr.com)
Date: March 07, 2006 11:10PM

My customers just rave over marbelizing I have done on some drop shot crappie rods I have done for them. I wish I could have been at the show this year and went to the seminar. I thought I read that Randy Puter, I think, is putting out a DVD on marbelizing. Mr. Barkley is right, I tried the metalic today and it really looks sweet. I would like to try and marbelize a reel seat. I guess you could do that.

Big John
Rio Hondo, Texas
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting

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Re: Question about marbleizing
Posted by: Mike Barkley (---.nap.wideopenwest.com)
Date: March 08, 2006 12:00AM

Joh,

I've done reel seats. They look pretty cool. I usually mask off the area that the reel foot sits in.


Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

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Re: Question about marbleizing
Posted by: Brian Testerman (---.nc.res.rr.com)
Date: March 08, 2006 01:23AM

Thanks for the info. I saw some photos of marbled flames and thought they looked awesome. I'm going to try it out on a couple of fighting rods I'm building for this season.

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