71Commander Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Bought an airbrush and necessary accessories. I was inspired by Kgunz11 at this thread: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=107156 Two coats of satin clear coat and cured in an oven for four hours. Green painters tape has not been removed. While I was doing them, I did a set of Sig 229 grips that I had laying around, even though I don't own one. I had my slide hardchromed. I pick it up tomorrow. I'll try and get a before and after pic up. BTW, my primary Div. is Revo. Opinions or suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Commander Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 Before: After: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Gonsalves Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Looks Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericridebike Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Great job! That looks incredible. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTRDRGN Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Looks good, how many hours did you have invested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Commander Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Looks good, how many hours did you have invested? Counting cleaning the airbrush between color changes and not counting the drying time between coats of paint and clear and 4 hours in a drying booth, about 5 hours of actual labor. This including the stippling and painting. Edit to add: This does not include the time it took to get the paint off of me. Edited April 15, 2014 by 71Commander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBunniFuFu Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 This looks great, now I might have to get around to doing mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmego Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Curious how much the airbrush and accessories set you back. I have been thinking about doing the same thing, but I want to know if it is worth the investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Commander Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Curious how much the airbrush and accessories set you back. I have been thinking about doing the same thing, but I want to know if it is worth the investment. Airbrush was 70 on ebay Paint was about 30 (enough paint to do at least 50 grips) Can of satin finish clear coat- 5 Airbrush cleaner- 20 on ebay (not a necessity) Small air compressor- 70 at harbor freight (compressed air in a can will do) Another 30 for woodburning iron if you want to stipple it. Edited April 18, 2014 by 71Commander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Very nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaGunner Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Commander Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Looking good! I'm getting ready to try a set of Para grips next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngelMacher Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 That looks really cool. The clear coat doesn't negatively effect your grip or anything right?And the clear coat holds up fine against typical solvents and such? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Commander Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 That looks really cool. The clear coat doesn't negatively effect your grip or anything right? And the clear coat holds up fine against typical solvents and such? Once it cured, I didn't even notice it. Are we suppost to clean em? It holds up fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiethesquid Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Really nice job!! How do you accomplish that spatter effect on top of the airbrushing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Commander Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Really nice job!! How do you accomplish that spatter effect on top of the airbrushing? Took 1 1/8th drill bit and dipped it in the paint jar. Then just flicked it like lashing a whip over the grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K13 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Nice job ! Who did the hardchrome on the slide ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Commander Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Nice job ! Who did the hardchrome on the slide ? Someone Doug Jones knows. I believe they're in MI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngelMacher Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 That looks really cool. The clear coat doesn't negatively effect your grip or anything right?And the clear coat holds up fine against typical solvents and such?Once it cured, I didn't even notice it. Are we suppost to clean em? :)It holds up fine. Excellent. I might have to give this a try sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robg2008 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Looks really good man. Great job for your first attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Commander Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Looks really good man. Great job for your first attempt. Beginners luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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