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Cast Fingerpost Restoration Advice Sought
Hi People
Got three of these to restore and want to do them properly. I was thinking rotary wire brush, paint it white, then maybe pad paint the face of the letters, (Black)?? Any ideas welcome. They are full of rust and I don’t have a generator to power tools. I have battery stuff (hence suggesting rotary wire brushes)
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Hi Mike, me old mucka
Is there no way you can take the fingers off and get them shotblasted then repaint. Other than that I think you will be polishing a turd..😂😂🤓
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As Graham suggests, definitely better to sandblast them.
if you already have a compressor buy one fo these portable sandblasters, they are brilliant to have handy. I think i paid about £30 from eBay for mine. paper suit and mask and it quickly take it back to the bare metal giving you a great surface to work on.
after cleaning them up, paint the whole thing black and then using a short hair 4 inch roller with very little paint on it, just lightly hit the high ground of the letters. do that a few times to build the white coat up and your done!
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rob wouldn’t dare criticize but .
do like the sandblaster though
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I just noticed I have my colours back to front. that should be painted the whole thing white and then the black letters.
There are other ways, but I think they would be more time-consuming. By that, mean hand paint the letters black after painting the whole thing white. Granted a traditional signwriter could probably do it in jig-time with his eyes closed.
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Thanks Guys!!!
Sorry been working away on a huge Covid Test project making and installing the same graphics day after day! Pays the bills though!!
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