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  • Tradional sign writing.

    Posted by Shane Ralph on 20 May 2010 at 12:17

    Done with gloss as one shot is hard got in short notice in the west of Eire.
    completed in 2 hours.
    Does anyone know where I can get one shot other than from cork in eire

    Shane Ralph replied 15 years, 6 months ago 8 Members · 12 Replies
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  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    20 May 2010 at 12:44

    Looks real nice so far.
    Can you not get in 1S via Handover’s?
    Or Wright’s of Lymm?
    http://www.stonehouses.co.uk/product_list.php?id=509
    I hardly use the stuff now, I prefer Ronan.
    Love….Jill

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    20 May 2010 at 13:06

    Have you tried MRCB in Dublin Shane…..they have Wright’s of Lymm stuff or had, they stock the brushes too and gold leaf. I usually buy it direct from Wrights.
    Nice job by the way…..you should introduce thine -self in the hello section 😀

  • Shane Ralph

    Member
    20 May 2010 at 13:20

    Thanks for the advice & compliment
    will introduce my self..rude of me not to.
    Tried mrcb ,no joy.
    Looks like handover or wrights, both have all I need.

  • Neil Davey

    Member
    20 May 2010 at 15:26

    Nice job Shane.

    There’s also:- Gold Leaf Supplies in South Wales.

    http://www.goldleafsupplies.co.uk/

  • Lynn Normington

    Member
    20 May 2010 at 17:01

    Nice work Shane.

    Lynn

  • Martin Cole

    Member
    20 May 2010 at 17:55

    Well done Shane,

    nice work especially as I guess painted sitting on your bum on a slanted floor 😀

    Welcome to the boards btw, always nice to see another traditional signwriter come aboard.

  • John Singh

    Member
    20 May 2010 at 18:56

    Nice work Shane
    Doing it in ordinary gloss must have been a pain

  • Shane Ralph

    Member
    20 May 2010 at 23:01
    quote John Singh:

    Nice work Shane
    Doing it in ordinary gloss must have been a pain

    yeah but kinda use to it.(when you have to)
    A little thinners just sitting on top of the gloss & mixing it as I load the
    brush, give it a near perfect flow.

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    20 May 2010 at 23:06

    I fire a bit of u/c in there too Shane if I have to use white gloss….helps bigtime with coverage and takes the stickiness out of it. Long as you don’t pass the half way point it works good and finishes much flatter.

  • Shane Ralph

    Member
    20 May 2010 at 23:26
    quote Harry Cleary:

    I fire a bit of u/c in there too Shane if I have to use white gloss….helps bigtime with coverage and takes the stickiness out of it. Long as you don’t pass the half way point it works good and finishes much flatter.

    True,done that for the background too.
    Done this particular sign every 5yrs three four time’s.
    I like the the old font (below) but the customer is always right, erhumm!

    Whoops file too large..

  • Brian Little

    Member
    23 May 2010 at 09:48

    hi shane welcome .i used to buy one shot from james laird goldbeaters in glasgow sorry dont have number but im sure the web will

    regards Brian

  • Shane Ralph

    Member
    24 May 2010 at 10:31

    thank you all for the comments/advice.

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