Bespoke/Custom light project

[callmegoose]

sanding down and cleaning ready for painting

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[Spectre]

What you going to paint it with @callmegoose?

Unless you have access to spraying I'd stay away from all Hammerite, it's a complete nightmare unless you're daubing it onto wrought iron railings or something. I refurbished a Bisley drawer cabinet using satin finish but had to spray it using a proper gun due to the paint thickness.

 

[callmegoose]

VW Diamond Black for the main body, and silver for the central tube and lights

using plasti-kote primer (for metal) and hycote paint and lacquer.

i dont touch hammerite...stuff is crap

 

[callmegoose]

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[bulb182]

looks really good mate

 

[MH]

Will the car paint stand the heat of the lamps?

 

[Spectre]

Will the car paint stand the heat of the lamps?

I was thinking that but thought the holders were going to be masked.

 

[callmegoose]

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[callmegoose]

Only using the black car paint on the body, the inner tube and holders are going to be silver paint as above (very high temperature)

And i'm using LED gu10 bulbs, so very little heat

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[callmegoose]

All masked up ready ready for the silver to go on

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[callmegoose]

cant say i'm entirely happy with this "silver" paint. and its a matt finish :-(

however i'm going to With it and hopefully it will look better with a few coats of lacquer

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[callmegoose]

This does look better with 4 coats of lacquer, however it isn't the silver I was hoping for. Only time will tell if it goes will with the diamond pearlascent black paint I have for the main body


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[callmegoose]

Well here is a few shots of the finished grey paint. Looks a lot better than what I initially thought against the black primer of the main body. can't wait to get the metallic pearlescent black on there and finish this bad boy!

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[callmegoose]

painting the main body as we speak should have finished photos up either tomorrow or by the weekend when its fully dry

 

[callmegoose]

I'm doing the painting in the cellar so until I can get the lamp in decent light I wont get great pics but here is a few teasers

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[Mick]

@callmegoose

I am really impressed mate, well done and thank you for sharing it with us!

Regards
Mick

 

[callmegoose]

thanks mate once it is fully dry ill take some better shots in better light


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[callmegoose]

3 months later I'm proud to show off the finished lamp.

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[Goldberg]

I saw these earlier, would be a good addition

MiPow Online Store - Playbulb? - Bluetooth SMART LED speaker lightbulb

 

[callmegoose]

those bulbs aren't gu10 though


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