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Anyone have any idea what the best sort of paint would be for a woodern gun handle.. Basically something with the following features:
1) appropriate for wood
2) exceptionally good wear resistance (since ill use it a lot)
3) not a stain, should be in bright colors
4) if needed should be compatible with a clear over coat to "seal" it
@SteelFolk Thanks, I was worried I would get a response that might have been too helpful. You have eliminate my fears, much appreciated :)
@freemo It might not last, either. Marvellous what a degree in materials science can do.
@freemo If you're not set on a paint, you might try a wood dye. It sits in the sweet spot between fully opaque paints and natural-tone stains, in that it soaks into the wood and leaves the grain visible but comes in vivid colours. The wear resistance comes from the fact that in penetrates the wood to a certain depth, so you'd have to physically abrade the wood down by a millimetre or so before you start seeing the undyed part.
See rockler.com/transtint-dyes for an idea of the kind of colours you could get. Reminds me of shopping for fountain pen ink!
@khird my intent is to color a scene using different colors. Im not sure if stains are well suited to that.
@freemo Pyrolysized wood impregnated with sodium silicate thoroughly coated with graphite. Electroplate it with different metals so it develops a unique patina. A simple copper coating can be a reddish color so it would be good to coat in enamel. You would have the most unique grips that are arguably wooden.
@freemo Stuff that is used on wooden kids' toys. Don't know what it is, though.
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