robben77 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 hi,have made some decoys from fiberglass and was wondering if theres anything you could mix in with the matt grey paint to give it a textured finish? i have heard that you can mix pollyfilla in?? would appreciate any advice! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantidgwell Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 either that or get some really fine wood chipping dust and mix it in with the pant and you get a none shine sorter flocked paint if that makes sence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 That's nice work mate, very impressed! I'm guessing they are a lot more rigid than normal shells and probably a little heavier..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 sand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 sand will cut your hands to ribbons...use polyfilla. Mind you I have to say you guys go to some lengths to get a decoy together is it just a fun thing or are we talking seriously sad here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I'm no expert, its years since I touched any molds let alone glass fiber but do you want to put the textured stuff in the mold or on the surface? Applying it to the finished surface is probably the best as I think that trying to lay a textured coat in the mold first wouldn't work too well and would probably come out smooth anyway. I would be tempted to rough the surface of a plastic decoy with a wire brush on a drill and then make your mold from that. All the casts would then be textured and less likely to shine. If you can put the texture into the surface of the mold like that and still manage to get the cast bird out, that would be your best and quickest way. I realise that would loose the feather detail but I don't think it would matter. Flocked decoys don't have the same detail as just plastic ones. Hope that made sense. Nice work BTW! GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 will cut your hands to ribbons...use polyfilla. Mind you I have to say you guys go to some lengths to get a decoy together is it just a fun thing or are we talking seriously sad here? only if you have girls hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 only if you have girls hands Or excema or similar... I used to have asbestos fingers, could handle seriously hot stuff which being a stage lighting guy is a useful asset indeed. Then around age 40 I started getting trouble with my hands, and it turns out I had developed excema. I have trouble with abrasive and heat now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 My trade is glassfibre moulding, a nice tidy job youve done I remember making some of the same style years back. I use an industrial talc if i am surface texture coating any glassfibre product, mould surface texturing would not be adquate enough for your purpose. key up the surface of the item , with wire brush, paper or scotchbright pad , then a thin coat of resin or a resin and gel mix all over to colour as an adheasive coat , then while wet a liberal coating of talcum powder shaken over the surface and leave to set, shake off any excess powder then coat thinly with the paint colour of choice. never tried johnsons powder or similar but i would guess any of the cheap off the shelf talcs will give you the same or similar surface with a little experimentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 You can buy a flocking kit for pigeons and crows. PM me if you want the address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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