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Step 6Finish up the paint
13. Once you're certain you have the wood grain effect you want, remove the masking and begin the process of gilding the 'metal' pieces of your hilt.
14. Finish filigree. Using the same techniques as the filigree, lightly cover the raised areas wtih gold Rub n Buff, leaving the cracks and crevices black. Use the detail brush to get in tight places or in areas where the 'wood' butts up to the 'metal'. Be careful about how and where you touch the hilt when your fingers are covered in gold. If you accidentally get a bit of gold on your newly crafted wood, use your terry cloth towel to buff it off. It won't be completely obliterated, but it will be sufficiently dulled so as not to be noticable.
15. Coat with sealer. Voila! One side complete. Notice the polished wood grain effect and the contrast of gold on black. Now, take all your pieces outside--scabbard, filigree, hilt, and blade--and coat them with a sealer. If you skip this step, the Rub n' Buff will eventually rub n' buff its way onto your hands and clothing and mar your finely crafted plastic sword.
**Another note of caution: as with the other spray techniques, go lightly with a spray acrylic or it will cloud up and alter the coloring of your pieces, dulling the metallic shine and making the wood look like it's covered in white wax. I made this mistake already for all of us, so don't you do it, too.
14. Finish filigree. Using the same techniques as the filigree, lightly cover the raised areas wtih gold Rub n Buff, leaving the cracks and crevices black. Use the detail brush to get in tight places or in areas where the 'wood' butts up to the 'metal'. Be careful about how and where you touch the hilt when your fingers are covered in gold. If you accidentally get a bit of gold on your newly crafted wood, use your terry cloth towel to buff it off. It won't be completely obliterated, but it will be sufficiently dulled so as not to be noticable.
15. Coat with sealer. Voila! One side complete. Notice the polished wood grain effect and the contrast of gold on black. Now, take all your pieces outside--scabbard, filigree, hilt, and blade--and coat them with a sealer. If you skip this step, the Rub n' Buff will eventually rub n' buff its way onto your hands and clothing and mar your finely crafted plastic sword.
**Another note of caution: as with the other spray techniques, go lightly with a spray acrylic or it will cloud up and alter the coloring of your pieces, dulling the metallic shine and making the wood look like it's covered in white wax. I made this mistake already for all of us, so don't you do it, too.
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