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 Post subject: The life of a mockingbird
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:44 pm 
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I almost feel bad posting all these new topics :? oh well ;)

Here's how it started a little over 3 years ago now I think.
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First time refinished. Almost embarassing huh? I think so.
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Painted green
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Taped up. Incase you're wondering, yes I did cut, draw, and do everything on the bullseye by hand and from scratch. I'm crazy, i know :lol:
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Black painted on.
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And unmasked for the first time :mrgreen:
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And here's how it looks today.
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 Post subject: Re: The life of a mockingbird
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:42 pm 
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First time refinished. Almost embarassing huh? I think so.
The phrase "to kill a mockingbird" springs to mind!! :lol:

But the black and green bullseye looks good... must have taken a lot of patience to get that masking tape neat. But it's a great feeling when you take the tape off, isn't it? What sort of paint did you use and how did you spray it - aerosol cans? Or compressor? Or brushed? I love that shade of green, it works really well with the black. It looks a little scratched now, maybe a clear laquer topcoat would have been a good idea, it would give a good gloss finish and protect your hard work (actually, it's not too late to do it now...)

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 Post subject: Re: The life of a mockingbird
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:29 pm 
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Thanks you :D the green looks quite a bit brighter in pictures but it's still cool. It took me just about a whole evening of sitting there drawing and cutting out the stupid circles lol and this one was a while ago so it was done all just with cans of spraypaint. It does have a clear coat on it but it's been a beater for a couple years now so it'll probably stay that way until I decide (if ever :lol: ) to do it up right, maybe with a quilted maple veneer on top :shock: . I'm gonna stop before I go nuts with ideas haha.


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