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Originally Posted by Ric0
If anyone is debating doing this have no fear! If I can do it so can you
Steps on how I did mine.
1) clean tails and make sure you mask everything off
2) VERY light 1st coat of Dupli-Color Metalcast anodized red
3) after 15-20mins another light coat of paint (repeat this step 3-4 more times)
At this point you might be taking shit as the lamp may look dull and you can't see thru it.
4) Using 2000 grit sand paper wet sand it with soap until it's smooth (becareful you don't over do it, if you do... paint, wait to dry and wet sand again lightly)
5) VERY light coat of clear (I used Dupli-Color acrylic enamel clear coat)
6) after 15-20mins another coat of clear (repeat these steps 3-4 more times)
7) Wet sand with soap, don't over do it just enough to get rid of the orange peel
8) Rubbing compound (removes scratched from wet sanding)
9) Polish (gets it's smooth and almost shining)
10) wax the crap out of it to bring out the shine.
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looks good... may tackle this over the weekend... couple of quick questions...
1. Would you recommend sanding with 2000 grit before the 1st coat of red is applied?
2. When you wet sand, are you going left to right or up and down, or both ways... sorry... if this is a stupid question
3. Where can I purchase Dupli-Color locally? Home depot, Napa...?