Ok folks... I did my 2nd phase of gold plating. I'm not 100% content with it, but it's close enough to what I tried accomplishing. The whole idea for this phase was, "Can I simulate Harley Flames in gold on the side of the slide"... and I did!!!

 

I basically used masking tape to create flames and used a razor to cut them out onto the slide. What I really wanted to do and can still do is order a higher gold content solution. This will give me deeper and richer tones of gold... But money is a tad tight right now so I have to wait for that part of the phase.

 

I took pictures, but what a biotch trying to get them to show in the photos. Flash, ng... Over head light, ng... Just to get anything in the photo, I had to go with no light and use some glare...

 

I'll post them later if I can get back to my desk.... If not, tomorrow for sure.

 

 

 

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OK, here are the photos. I had to redo the slide release because it wasn't dark enough. But otherwise, next phase would be overlay the 2nd layer of flames in a richer gold. .

 

 

Hard to explain what I'm trying to accomplish. There will be a new pattern of flames overlapping the ones there in a deeper gold...

Some outside shots today. Can see it better...

 

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Finally got s chance to put last coat of gold on today, (although I missed one pin, argh)... No biggy. Also hard to take shots without glare but managed to get a few outside while the sun was out..

 

Wow, that is freakin beautiful... Hopefully I can do this to one of mine in the future

Thanks.... Easy enough... Just take your time....

 

Wow, that is freakin beautiful... Hopefully I can do this to one of mine in the future

 

 

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