Captain America Shield from used satellite dish

Step 13 Touch up blemishes, add clear coat

I had to touch up a handful of small blemishes and imperfections with a small paint brush, primarily where I wasn't careful while removing the masking tape and smudged a few spots. (I prefer to remove masking while the paint is wet. I think it makes for cleaner lines, but you run the risk of getting into a lot of trouble if you're not really careful as you take it off.)

Once everything was dry I lightly sanded the entire thing with 400 grit sandpaper, which gave it a cool weathered, battle-scarred look.

It was finished and sealed with three coats of crystal clear acrylic spray. It turned out very nice.

Thanks for looking. Let me know what you think!

Comments

[Freelyx]

Does it fly at all when thrown? I like the cardboard one you did for safety, but this one rocks too. And the texture's between duct tape and metal are very different.

[dbarrett7]

Yes I made on and it does but mine needs a new paint job

[seamster]

I never had the guts to throw it, but I'm sure it wouldn't fly very well.

[nbennie02]

How much did this whole build cost you?

[EduardoAmaro]

Very cool DIY , Best Regards from CHile

[Tallpaulmagic]

AWESOME!! I'll be making one for sure.

[slawrence2]

will this also work on taskmaster's shield?

[seamster]

Yup, I don't see why not. Just mask and paint accordingly.

Laying out the design could be a little tricky, and it might be easier to just paint it by hand.

[Vikking]

I have a dish in my back yard i was literally going to throw out tomorrow, now im going to keep it and make one of these.thanks man

[seamster]

Nice. Glad I could inspire you!

[ardilla explotando en un at-st]

exelent

[JesterPoet]

This is entirely beyond my level of skill. That said, come Spring, I'm going to give it a go!

[Hellwolve]

Looks very good, ser! And thanks to the base, functional to boot ;-)

[buddynorbert]

that is the coolest!!!!

[GpaSteve]

Great looking.

[Kaine_KoG]

Very nice work!

[AngelAscanio]

Fantastic instructable! Neat and sharp finish. Thanks for the "anti-bleeding" tip!

Congratulations, keep the good work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with this community.

[Aaronius]

Great tips on preventing the bleed-thru! Nice job! Great instructable!

[seamster]

Thank you!