At some point in the near future I am going to try my hand at finishing one (or more) of my partscasters. I was wondering if it is easier to get a decent finish with solid vs metallic colour for a novice?
For some reason I have it in my head that it would be easier with a solid colour and also an alder (as opposed to ash) body...
Also, are some colours easier to achieve a better finish? I'm sure I've heard that black is not easy.
I am not looking for a factory/pro finish as I know this will not be possible, but something half decent would be pleasing.
Comments
Any finish with perfect gloss is harder as compared to fano style solid/no grain fill as you chance sand throughs in the buffing and levelling phase to get a nice gloss.
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Nitro I find is far more forgiving than the only 2k poly I've done.
Couldn't say wether solid or metallic is easier as I'm yet to try a metallic, but that will hopefully be my next project
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