painting and finishing your model

[jimc]

wanted to share something i modeled and printed recently. this was done in all abs. it was too big to be printed on the m2 in one shot so i had split the model in two, printed it then solvent bonded the pieces together. i do alot of automotive painting and airbrushing so i decided to put a nice finish on this piece. i rough sanded it smooth then did a few coats of a high build urethane primer on it. i sanded it smooth. i mixed a light bronze shade then took an airbrush and distressed. once it was all done i mixed up some matte automotive clearcoat and put 2 coats on it. 

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:178538

[Brooke Hedrick]

Wow!  That is impressive.

On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 8:39 PM, jimc <xtremekr...@gmail.com> wrote:

wanted to share something i modeled and printed recently. this was done in all abs. it was too big to be printed on the m2 in one shot so i had split the model in two, printed it then solvent bonded the pieces together. i do alot of automotive painting and airbrushing so i decided to put a nice finish on this piece. i rough sanded it smooth then did a few coats of a high build urethane primer on it. i sanded it smooth. i mixed a light bronze shade then took an airbrush and distressed. once it was all done i mixed up some matte automotive clearcoat and put 2 coats on it. 

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:178538

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[Adrian Canoso]

Jimc, nice work! What grit? Also,how many layers do you have on the walls?

Thanks for sharing this, as a product designer I've been yearning to experiment with finishing prints similar to your process, nice to see it come out so well. 

[Tony Shulthise]

Wow, that looks great, Jim!  You should start your own 3D parts finishing business.

[jimc]

yeah tony that would be great except at a normal shop rate that part could be made in gold. automotive paint is $400-$1600 a gallon but peanuts compared to the hours of tedious sanding on that particular part.