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Old 03-20-2020, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Kurt S View Post
They floated the paint on water. Pretty easy to duplicate....
Yes, with oil based lacquers and enamels. Don't try with water based paints!

But really reproducing the methods the factories used is functionally impossible. Anyone care to reproduce the "red river" that Norwood used to apply the red oxide primer base?
But trying to do it best is part of the fun, correct?
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