Crackle Finish

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Paul_n
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Crackle Finish

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These 2 plaques were finished with a 'crackle' paint.

(1) First finished the board with the crackle finish paint.
(2) Then applied a couple coats of clear finish.
(3) Then did the v-carve and outside cuts.
(4) Then painted the gold, wiping it I went.
(5) Then did a couple more coats of clear finish.

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Post by Phil »

Those are pretty cool. It looks like marble in the photos.

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Post by dighsx »

Hey Paul something wrong with the finish on those? It's all cracked up looking... hehe

Nice job
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Post by Tony Mac »

Hi Paul,

Very interesting paint effect.

Looks like the router has been working over-time!

Thanks,
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Post by Kimon »

very nice stuff

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Post by Paul_n »

Thanks guys....

Jay... "cracked-up"....? dah, looks ok to me to me !! :o)


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Post by AKViking »

A poor man's way to get the same effect is to apply your base coat and let it dry. Then paint this surface with hide glue (such as Franklin's in the US) Then apply your topcoat. Viola! it should crackle.

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AKViking...

Thanks, I'll give that a try... Will this work with 'water-base' paint ?


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Post by lpcsales »

Paul, very Nice! I like the technique.

Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Phil »

I've used a spray on stone paint that looks very good but the texture is fairly rough. Is the crackle finish smooth or rough.

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