| Hiya Guys!
Just surfaced after the very over- eaten Christmas!
Please please please refrain from trying to scratch over lacquer, this will make a horrible mess of:-
1. The horn
2. You
3. The place you are doing it
All finishes of this nature are done prior to any lacquer application, the lacquer goes over the top forming a protective casing to whatever you have done underneath.
the same goes for the scratch finish that either silver or gold plated (the scratch is done first.
We do our scratch finish by hand with 3 different grades of Scotchbrite, it probably does look easier than it is to be honest! Its not difficult to scratch it all over, but is difficult to get an all over decent look to the effect.
Glass bead blasting is much easier and of course gives a more uniform finish, but that is not for everyone as they prefer the effect of a product literally hand finished.
I like both as it happens , but choose hand scratching as it is a touch more personal and means that each horn is slightly different that way.
Having said that beadblasting will be offered later in 2004.
Regards
Leigh |