This project has been dormant for a while, but I have been doing some painting here and there in the background. I have most of the pieces painted in silver, and then the idea is to seal the silver with clear coat. Here I got the carriage painted and sealed with gloss clear coat.
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Over the last several days I have painted it flat black, working in light coats and gently rubbing each layer down with steel wool and rags and repeating as needed. It is quite remarkable how flat black will almost get a shine using this technique. The idea is to give this an aged look but not beat to shit weathered. Here are some pics of the carriage as it stands:
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It is difficult to photograph this finish as it changes with the light, but it looks remarkably like metal, here are a few more shots
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That is where this stands for now.
Over the last several days I have painted it flat black, working in light coats and gently rubbing each layer down with steel wool and rags and repeating as needed. It is quite remarkable how flat black will almost get a shine using this technique. The idea is to give this an aged look but not beat to shit weathered. Here are some pics of the carriage as it stands:
It is difficult to photograph this finish as it changes with the light, but it looks remarkably like metal, here are a few more shots
That is where this stands for now.
Statistics: Posted by edspengler — January 19th, 2026, 2:31 pm