I'm working on a Tobin Arms SXS: the stock was shattered at the wrist and needed to epoxy it back together. One of the problems with these old guns is it's nearly impossible to find spare parts for them, hence the need to reconstruct what I have. I just thought I'd give a helpful bit of advice:
When filling holes or color-matching paint and or epoxy, I've found that instead having to depend on retail-colors/toners, you can get wayyyy closer to the desired hue/tone by mixing your own pigments. I've been using dry-tempera colors and mix those in a small vial and match those directly onto the stock as I go: simply wipe the dry powder away afterwards. When you're close, just ad a drop of water to see what you've got.
The colors I use are:
yellow
orange
ultramarine blue
This can be added to epoxy, either the A or B: when you have the match, mix in the other half.
I don't use black to darken things, but ultra-blue: black deadens the color as does white when you try to lighten: yellow will lighten shades of brown. I'm a professional graphic artist as well as fine artist so I've been making colors/colours for over fifty-years.
Another trick you can use is to use an xacto knife to scratch small marks into a reconstructed area to recreate the grain then rub a darker color into them: the scratches will hold a very small amount or paint, thus replicating a grain.
Anyway, just trying to be helpful,
JB
When filling holes or color-matching paint and or epoxy, I've found that instead having to depend on retail-colors/toners, you can get wayyyy closer to the desired hue/tone by mixing your own pigments. I've been using dry-tempera colors and mix those in a small vial and match those directly onto the stock as I go: simply wipe the dry powder away afterwards. When you're close, just ad a drop of water to see what you've got.
The colors I use are:
yellow
orange
ultramarine blue
This can be added to epoxy, either the A or B: when you have the match, mix in the other half.
I don't use black to darken things, but ultra-blue: black deadens the color as does white when you try to lighten: yellow will lighten shades of brown. I'm a professional graphic artist as well as fine artist so I've been making colors/colours for over fifty-years.
Another trick you can use is to use an xacto knife to scratch small marks into a reconstructed area to recreate the grain then rub a darker color into them: the scratches will hold a very small amount or paint, thus replicating a grain.
Anyway, just trying to be helpful,
JB
