projectologist Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Well I'd been thinking about doing something like this for a long time. Then I got inspired when member Tanya sent me an old-school 111H rep from yesteryear to play with. Lots of faults but solid enough to experiment with. So it was off to the studio today to use my wife's sand/bead blasting equipment. Infinite possibilities for what could be bead-blasted, brushed and left polished. I came up with this combo and am considering going all blasted for my 390 (think Ennebi's case sets). Ready for cleaning and masking... First part done and the cg looks good... Next up was the buckle's tang... I like the contrast... Ready for movement tabs... The following pics were taken under a variety of lighting conditions. Indoor, outdoor... you can see how the lightness and darkness, as well as shades of gray, are all over the place. Excuse the fingerprints, should have washed my hands after pizza I'll take some more pics tomorrow morning so you can see how nice the finish really looks ____________ EDIT... Pics taken this morning in daylight outside and inside. This is how the finish looks most of the time in terms of color and lightness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donerix 2.0 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I love it. Maybe a brushed finish for the bezel though (just my personal taste). Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBOGH Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted November 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I love it. Maybe a brushed finish for the bezel though (just my personal taste). Great work Thanks! I can do it any way you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Looks awesome! I have a mini fiduciary case that would look sick with this treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Love it B. Free form expression at its best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Love the contrast. I think that's what I like about the Tantalum PAM as well. The darker mid case and polished bezel. Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted November 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Love the contrast. I think that's what I like about the Tantalum PAM as well. The darker mid case and polished bezel. Nicely done! Exactly... here's the 172... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeleni kukuruz Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 WoooW, this is great!!! Love it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 That is awesome. Was that originally a standard SS case? I'm surprised at how dark it has come out, looks just as good as Tantalum. Have to ask, Why has your Misses got a sand blasting machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyyammine Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 That is very nice its like the 172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 R- Great stuff. Finally got my AP case re-blasted and although my smith did a great job he said he isn't doing it again anytime soon so I have a sense of the amount of time, trial and error involved. Wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted November 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 R- Great stuff. Finally got my AP case re-blasted and although my smith did a great job he said he isn't doing it again anytime soon so I have a sense of the amount of time, trial and error involved. Wear it well. Thanks! I can relate to your smith's response, it's taken me several months of experimenting just to find the right size blast media. That is awesome. Was that originally a standard SS case? I'm surprised at how dark it has come out, looks just as good as Tantalum. Have to ask, Why has your Misses got a sand blasting machine? Yes ss, see my op. Only looks dark in some lighting situations, medium to light gray in most. Glass artist. She has several blasting cabinets. Here's the largest one, getting ready to move into a larger studio. That is very nice its like the 172 Thanks, see post #8 above for a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Very impressive set-up. Now that is a whole different level of sophistication. My smith used a modestly priced kit usually used for auto repair and then experimented a lot in the garage. If you have the skills and a compressor the whole set-up is probably $200-300. It is the skills that are the issue for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted November 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 More accurate finish pics added to the op. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Super i like the result of the beat blasted and polished combination. Cats Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Marvelous I did the heavy lifting here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 What did you lift? A pint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabmojo Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I am looking to build my grail rep. The 170. I am thinking if I have the brushed portions of a rep Pam bracelet bead blasted and then maybe pvd with titanium may look proper. Any suggestions on who could do the bead blasting for me? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 You might put out a want to buy for a mixed metal bracelet. Years ago there was a SS/TI rep bracelet made. They must have gone somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 What did you lift? A pint? I shipped him the donor 111 and barked encouragement from my couch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabmojo Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 You might put out a want to buy for a mixed metal bracelet. Years ago there was a SS/TI rep bracelet made. They must have gone somewhere. I actually used to sell them. I even had some 26mm made up. But yea I haven't seen the mixed metal ones in a ver long time either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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