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Painting a knife clip (UPDATED with pictures)
- Thread starter edcrefiner
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- Aug 26, 2010
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Update... This is the finished project.
Combined some of the advice I found above.
I primed with 120 grit sandpaper and used a degreasing agent. I decided I had to pass on the primer paint which was about 4 dollars because it would exceed my budget. I then applied two coats of Rustoleum in black lacquer about 20 minutes apart. Finally I sprayed Rustoleum in clear gloss. I only used one coat because the paint had increased the size of the clip about a millimeter and a half.
It seems that the finish may not be necessary because the black lacquer appears to be a finishing agent in itself. Maybe the gloss finish I got can further the strength of the lacquer.
Below is how the job looked like about 2 hrs after the final application. At this point it had already dried to the point of fine handling.
how it looks in the pocket:
yes the clip is pretty glossy in the pictures but not as glossy as in real life. Although it is glossy it is still far lower profile then a unpainted clip.
Maybe I'll dig this thread up in a few months to show how much the clip wore.
Combined some of the advice I found above.
I primed with 120 grit sandpaper and used a degreasing agent. I decided I had to pass on the primer paint which was about 4 dollars because it would exceed my budget. I then applied two coats of Rustoleum in black lacquer about 20 minutes apart. Finally I sprayed Rustoleum in clear gloss. I only used one coat because the paint had increased the size of the clip about a millimeter and a half.
It seems that the finish may not be necessary because the black lacquer appears to be a finishing agent in itself. Maybe the gloss finish I got can further the strength of the lacquer.
Below is how the job looked like about 2 hrs after the final application. At this point it had already dried to the point of fine handling.
how it looks in the pocket:
yes the clip is pretty glossy in the pictures but not as glossy as in real life. Although it is glossy it is still far lower profile then a unpainted clip.
Maybe I'll dig this thread up in a few months to show how much the clip wore.