Painting wigeon: before and after

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Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Mean Gene » Tue May 27, 2014 6:56 pm

No flocking on these birds...just good old paint. When I opened the box after they arrived at the shop I thought...WHOA!
I'm thinking they look a little better now. Well, at least they don't look like they survived Hiroshima. Here's a handful
of the 21.

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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby capt1972 » Tue May 27, 2014 6:59 pm

WOW! :thumbsup:
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Redbeard » Tue May 27, 2014 7:01 pm

Very nice!
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Flightstopper » Tue May 27, 2014 7:02 pm

Amazing! What do you put the speckles on with?
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Mean Gene » Tue May 27, 2014 7:17 pm

Flightstopper wrote:Amazing! What do you put the speckles on with?



Ah, you're gonna like this. The wife and daughter were in charge of speckles today. They tried small brushes first, but didn't like them. So, they took wooden tooth picks and broke off the point, then rubbed the broken end on the workbench and flattened it out. After that it was dip...dot...dip...dot. :lol: I thought it was pretty ingenuitive. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Flightstopper » Tue May 27, 2014 7:24 pm

That takes some patients!
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby 3legged_lab » Tue May 27, 2014 7:30 pm

Lookin good!
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby AKPirate » Tue May 27, 2014 7:31 pm

Looks great!
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Feelin' Fowl » Tue May 27, 2014 8:56 pm

Awesome work!
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Rick » Wed May 28, 2014 7:31 am

Getting pretty good at that stuff, Gene. (Just, trying out a bit of understatement.)
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby RickC » Wed May 28, 2014 7:37 am

Great work as always
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Mean Gene » Wed May 28, 2014 8:33 am

Trying to decide now on which way to go for the clear coat. Hmmm........
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby hudson » Wed May 28, 2014 10:08 am

Gotta get mine sent to you!
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Flightstopper » Wed May 28, 2014 10:55 am

Where is the best place to find info for repainting? Like type of paint and simple techniques.
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby RickC » Wed May 28, 2014 11:11 am

Flightstopper wrote:Where is the best place to find info for repainting? Like type of paint and simple techniques.

PM'n you a possible place for info.
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Feelin' Fowl » Wed May 28, 2014 11:16 am

RickC wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Where is the best place to find info for repainting? Like type of paint and simple techniques.

PM'n you a possible place for info.


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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Flightstopper » Wed May 28, 2014 12:54 pm

RickC wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Where is the best place to find info for repainting? Like type of paint and simple techniques.

PM'n you a possible place for info.


Thanks Rick, hopefully I can actually get this done this year. Always sneaks up too fast!
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Rick » Wed May 28, 2014 2:03 pm

RickC wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Where is the best place to find info for repainting? Like type of paint and simple techniques.

PM'n you a possible place for info.


Be better if you just posted them, so the rest of us smucks might learn something.
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Flightstopper » Wed May 28, 2014 2:07 pm

workingdecoys.com
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Mean Gene » Wed May 28, 2014 2:15 pm

I'm using Ronan's Japan Superfine paints. Oil based. I get mine from Di-ck (not really hyphenated) Blick's art supply in New York. Bulk discount if you order 6 or more quarts.
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby RickC » Wed May 28, 2014 2:25 pm

Rick wrote:
RickC wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Where is the best place to find info for repainting? Like type of paint and simple techniques.

PM'n you a possible place for info.


Be better if you just posted them, so the rest of us smucks might learn something.

Yeah, just get leary on posting other sites. Www.workingdecoys.net
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Rick » Wed May 28, 2014 5:41 pm

Thanks. Would hope this isn't a site where posting interesting, much less useful, links to others is verboten.
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Flightstopper » Wed May 28, 2014 5:45 pm

Olly can correct me, but I don't believe there is any harm in posting helpful links of the such. Hopefully the guys that visit these other boards take what they learn and bring it back here to share their trials.
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby RickC » Wed May 28, 2014 6:10 pm

I have repainted some plastics but not enough time in the field with them to say how they held up.
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby gila-river » Wed May 28, 2014 9:37 pm

Awesome timing Gene, I picked up some picked up some of the exact same Decoys this year used. They spent an AZ summer out in the elements and need some paint. Yours look great. If mine turn out a fraction as good I'll be stoked.
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Re: Painting wigeon: before and after

Postby Baysider » Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:16 am

Mean Gene wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Amazing! What do you put the speckles on with?



Ah, you're gonna like this. The wife and daughter were in charge of speckles today. They tried small brushes first, but didn't like them. So, they took wooden tooth picks and broke off the point, then rubbed the broken end on the workbench and flattened it out. After that it was dip...dot...dip...dot. :lol: I thought it was pretty ingenuitive. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:



They look awesome Gene. I was taught to put spots such as the ones found on birds made years ago by using different size dowels dipped in paint. I guess you all figured out the same method on a smaller scale. Perfect circle everytime.
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