7daysinaweek Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 1 minute ago, ditchman said: i did try some cleaning fluid ........but the staining had gone too deep a layer needed to come off hence the wet & dry........... I always wondered how staining was taken out of marble. A taxidermist I knew many years ago picked up a lot of victorian taxidermy stuff and his father was a antique dealer, he used to do lots of restoration on the taxidermy and antiques and had a wall full of all manner of restoring materials. Used to be a very interesting day out going to see him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 mended the bead and cleaned it using the high speed soft steel brush......sanded the left hand plinth back to its original colour................you know im not sure wether to polish the marble yet to a gloss finish ......still thinking about that.....if i dont polish it it will be a smooth soft flat white which will compliment the gold leaf which will be in most places a smooth soft matt gold with a nice bloom....... restripped the pendulum (regulator)..........and i will leave the other bits of the marble ....and continue to strip the rough finish off the left hand casting ..like what i did to the other one.............. we progress...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 When finished will it go in to the east wing or the west? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 56 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: When finished will it go in to the east wing or the west? It’s just a trial run for the full size one for the tower over the gates to ditch mansion 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Cantley Towers surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 lots of fiddly bits on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 im busy doing other stuff at the moment...but will be back soon................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 When I see your work, I always laugh. Not at you, but at the gap between your level of skill and mine. Keep it up.😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Gordon R said: When I see your work, I always laugh. Not at you, but at the gap between your level of skill and mine. Keep it up.😀 you do the teknicle stuff and i will do the fiddly bits............im sure that is how NASA work when building a moon rocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 OK soooooooooooooooooooooooo, the mole job is over and its TIME to start on the clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, dead eye alan said: OK soooooooooooooooooooooooo, the mole job is over and its TIME to start on the clock. keep yer knickers on ive got another small projects to post up first..................all in good time (see what i did there...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 Looking forward to the ....................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 41 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Looking forward to the ....................... so am i ............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 im getting there ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 About TIME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, dead eye alan said: About TIME! i need a change...might do some leafing tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 First part of leafing in progress...........basically what you are doing to begin with is lay the leaf on the size..press it in...........then using various sable brushes work it in to the courners....press it in and then start removing the excess....with a make up brush using circular motions............you will be left with overlap lines and this need to be smoothed out with toilet paper in little circular motions and bit by bit the lines will dissapear...........then when it is all covered and to this stage...left for 24 hrs to dry and then lightly buff with a very soft lint free cloth........ i wont put anymore pics up at the moment cause it is difficult to concentrate trying to do both things........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody walloper Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 is there anything you cant do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 just to end up for today..........not overly impressed with the size.....it says it has a working window of 5 hours............huh more like 1 hour.........i will have to redo a couple of areas.... when i work on the left hand side cherub i will have to do a bit at a time....rather than the whole casting........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 25 minutes ago, woody walloper said: is there anything you cant do. there is loads of stuff i am truly useless at ............believe you me i have turned out some utter carp in my time.......... gardening is one.............my idea is "slash & burn"..........petrol and horsepower...and nitrates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 That's some really cool stuff you're doing there Simon 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, mel b3 said: That's some really cool stuff you're doing there Simon 👍. its not the sort of job you do if you have hay fever....... EDIT wasnt happy with the finish.........so i have stripped it allll off...........2hrs work down the pan........nothing wrong with the gold.....it is the size im using...it is very temperature sensitive and it went on too thick with one of my sable brushes.........so i rang Polyvine.....(the maker)....and told them i was having problems with the thickness and the temperature.....could i thin the mix using distilled water..........manager said yes ...but do a test first..........so i thinned it 30% water the rest the acrylic size..............painted some on one of the cherubs legs...and it went on nice and very even.and after 10 mins it was clear and not a single brush stroke on it...........sooooo i laid one small sheet of 24carat leaf on the area...and patted it in with the sable brush and wiped it gently with a clean soft tissue BLOOODDY PERFECT... Edited July 17, 2020 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 6 hours ago, woody walloper said: is there anything you cant do. Conceive ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Conceive ????? The govt are working on that as we speak..........and very sucessfully shafting the electorate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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