I bought a large (4'by 3') framed mirror this week at auction. The
person who helped me put it in my car knocked a small piece out of the
top edge of the frame about 1/8" wide by 3/4" long. The frame is
basically a 6" wide (crown-style?) molding, painted copper-brown with
heavy black accents--large enough that merely covering the newly-exposed
bare wood ought to go a long way towards a repair.
Can anyone recommend a putty and/or other filler and a source of paint
for this source of touch-up work? Lowes? Home Depot?
Thank you,
Bill
On Friday, April 20, 2012 3:14:14 PM UTC-7, Bill wrote:
> I bought a large (4'by 3') framed mirror this week at auction. The=20
> person who helped me put it in my car knocked a small piece out of the=20
> top edge of the frame about 1/8" wide by 3/4" long. The frame is=20
> basically a 6" wide (crown-style?) molding, painted copper-brown with=20
> heavy black accents--large enough that merely covering the newly-exposed=
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> bare wood ought to go a long way towards a repair.
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> Can anyone recommend a putty and/or other filler and a source of paint=20
> for this source of touch-up work? Lowes? Home Depot?
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> Thank you,
> Bill
You might use something like moldable epoxy http://www.rockler.com/product.=
cfm?page=3D5687. I would say hobby store model paint might give you the bes=
t assortment of colors. Hard to say without seeing the required tones and s=
heen. Practice on some sticks to get the right combination of layers to ble=
nd in the spot.
Bill <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
*snip*
>
> You can't buy character. You either got it, or you ain't.
When I was younger, I had to do these things that "built character." Now
look at me!
Puckdropper
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Swingman wrote:
> On 4/22/2012 4:56 PM, Bill wrote:
>> Puckdropper wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> When I was younger, I had to do these things that "built
>>> character." Now look at me!
>>>
>>> Puckdropper
>>
>>
>> Many other here do the early-morning paper route thing,
>> 365 days/yr, all weather conditions. I started when I was 12.
>>
>> I think I'm still coasting off of the character I built from that
>> (responsibility). : )
>
> Knowing that half a dozen horses, a feed lot calf or two, 250 rabbits,
> ducks and chickens galore, and two half acre gardens to tend in
> between, could neither feed nor clean up after themselves, tends to
> instill that also.
>
> Today, CPS would be knocking on the door ...
Yup - as well as a 400 acre dairy farm with 35-50 milkers, a smattering of
young stock, hay by the ton, corn in the late summer, and manure out the ass
(so to speak...) that had to be spread. If we had iPods and thumb things
back then there would not have been time to use them.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:42:31 -0400, Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
>I got a lot of good suggestions. Thank you. I'll try a little wood
>filler where the wood is missing, and buy some model paint, and get out
>my black Sharpy. And I'll practice first! All good ideas.
If you're planning on painting over the repair, then you could just as
easily use some Bondo to fill the damaged area. It's cheap and it
doesn't shrink.
On 4/22/2012 4:56 PM, Bill wrote:
> Puckdropper wrote:
>
>>
>> When I was younger, I had to do these things that "built character." Now
>> look at me!
>>
>> Puckdropper
>
>
> Many other here do the early-morning paper route thing,
> 365 days/yr, all weather conditions. I started when I was 12.
>
> I think I'm still coasting off of the character I built from that
> (responsibility). : )
Knowing that half a dozen horses, a feed lot calf or two, 250 rabbits,
ducks and chickens galore, and two half acre gardens to tend in between,
could neither feed nor clean up after themselves, tends to instill that
also.
Today, CPS would be knocking on the door ...
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On 4/20/2012 5:14 PM, Bill wrote:
>
> I bought a large (4'by 3') framed mirror this week at auction. The
> person who helped me put it in my car knocked a small piece out of the
> top edge of the frame about 1/8" wide by 3/4" long. The frame is
> basically a 6" wide (crown-style?) molding, painted copper-brown with
> heavy black accents--large enough that merely covering the newly-exposed
> bare wood ought to go a long way towards a repair.
>
> Can anyone recommend a putty and/or other filler and a source of paint
> for this source of touch-up work? Lowes? Home Depot?
>
> Thank you,
> Bill
Bill if this is something that is not greatly noticeable and you got a
good deal on it you might want to do something I do with a chipped dish.
Our dishes are black and bright white under the outer coating.
If you have heavy black accents.... Add another accent and color it in
with a black sharpy pen. Works for me. and if you don't like it you can
still proceed with a more involved repair.
Dave wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:42:31 -0400, Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I got a lot of good suggestions. Thank you. I'll try a little wood
>> filler where the wood is missing, and buy some model paint, and get
>> out my black Sharpy. And I'll practice first! All good ideas.
>
> If you're planning on painting over the repair, then you could just as
> easily use some Bondo to fill the damaged area. It's cheap and it
> doesn't shrink.
Yeahbut... that's just so doggoned tacky...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On 4/20/2012 5:14 PM, Bill wrote:
>
> I bought a large (4'by 3') framed mirror this week at auction. The
> person who helped me put it in my car knocked a small piece out of the
> top edge of the frame about 1/8" wide by 3/4" long. The frame is
> basically a 6" wide (crown-style?) molding, painted copper-brown with
> heavy black accents--large enough that merely covering the newly-exposed
> bare wood ought to go a long way towards a repair.
>
> Can anyone recommend a putty and/or other filler and a source of paint
> for this source of touch-up work? Lowes? Home Depot?
I carry these in the truck with me to touch-up small spots in trim and
paint from the inevitable dings that life brings them:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17396&site=ROCKLER
Any stainable wood filler will do the small stuff, then apply the above.
I use FamoWood, among others:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18537
I'm also partial to this for filling nail holes just for the ease of use:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS454US454&q=minwax+filler&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=18154338714782563149&sa=X&ei=m-GRT_SiFabS2QXY7emQBQ&ved=0CH0Q8gIwBQ
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KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious)
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Bill wrote:
>
> I got a lot of good suggestions. Thank you. I'll try a little wood
> filler where the wood is missing, and buy some model paint, and get
> out my black Sharpy. And I'll practice first! All good ideas.
Good plan Bill. Can I just suggest that you apply a lot of patience to this
little project? Don't try to "grind" your fill down too fast. Take your
time with finer grit sandpapers and enjoy the experience (something I
suspect you are quite up to). Let it kinda "come in" rather than trying to
get the fit and finish in one quick easy step. Then, you can throw a little
dab of paint at it and fool all of your friends as they try to find the
repair.
>
> I got the frame for $70 +10% at the auction. I'm sure it would be at
> least several times that in a store. It will look just as good as a
> new one, maybe better, after it's touched up...and it will have
> "character"! : )
Of course - "character" is everything - right?
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
Leon wrote:
> On 4/20/2012 5:14 PM, Bill wrote:
>>
>> I bought a large (4'by 3') framed mirror this week at auction. The
>> person who helped me put it in my car knocked a small piece out of the
>> top edge of the frame about 1/8" wide by 3/4" long. The frame is
>> basically a 6" wide (crown-style?) molding, painted copper-brown with
>> heavy black accents--large enough that merely covering the newly-exposed
>> bare wood ought to go a long way towards a repair.
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a putty and/or other filler and a source of paint
>> for this source of touch-up work? Lowes? Home Depot?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Bill
>
> Bill if this is something that is not greatly noticeable and you got a
> good deal on it you might want to do something I do with a chipped dish.
> Our dishes are black and bright white under the outer coating.
>
> If you have heavy black accents.... Add another accent and color it in
> with a black sharpy pen. Works for me. and if you don't like it you can
> still proceed with a more involved repair.
I got a lot of good suggestions. Thank you. I'll try a little wood
filler where the wood is missing, and buy some model paint, and get out
my black Sharpy. And I'll practice first! All good ideas.
I got the frame for $70 +10% at the auction. I'm sure it would be at
least several times that in a store. It will look just as good as a new
one, maybe better, after it's touched up...and it will have "character"!
: )
Mike Marlow wrote:
> Dave wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:42:31 -0400, Bill<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I got a lot of good suggestions. Thank you. I'll try a little wood
>>> filler where the wood is missing, and buy some model paint, and get
>>> out my black Sharpy. And I'll practice first! All good ideas.
>>
>> If you're planning on painting over the repair, then you could just as
>> easily use some Bondo to fill the damaged area. It's cheap and it
>> doesn't shrink.
>
> Yeahbut... that's just so doggoned tacky...
>
I guess toothpaste is out of the question then???
On 4/20/2012 9:53 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
> Dave wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:42:31 -0400, Bill<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I got a lot of good suggestions. Thank you. I'll try a little wood
>>> filler where the wood is missing, and buy some model paint, and get
>>> out my black Sharpy. And I'll practice first! All good ideas.
>>
>> If you're planning on painting over the repair, then you could just as
>> easily use some Bondo to fill the damaged area. It's cheap and it
>> doesn't shrink.
>
> Yeahbut... that's just so doggoned tacky...
Minwax makes a polyester wood filler that works exactly like Bondo but has a
tan "wood" color rather than the ugly blue or gray color of Bondo. Works fine.
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Mike Marlow wrote:
> Bill wrote:
>
>>
>> I got a lot of good suggestions. Thank you. I'll try a little wood
>> filler where the wood is missing, and buy some model paint, and get
>> out my black Sharpy. And I'll practice first! All good ideas.
>
> Good plan Bill. Can I just suggest that you apply a lot of patience to this
> little project?
Do you lack patience, or something? As they used to say in my
neighborhood, go mind your own bees-wax! : )
Don't try to "grind" your fill down too fast. Take your
> time with finer grit sandpapers and enjoy the experience (something I
> suspect you are quite up to). Let it kinda "come in" rather than trying to
> get the fit and finish in one quick easy step. Then, you can throw a little
> dab of paint at it and fool all of your friends as they try to find the
> repair.
>
>>
>> I got the frame for $70 +10% at the auction. I'm sure it would be at
>> least several times that in a store. It will look just as good as a
>> new one, maybe better, after it's touched up...and it will have
>> "character"! : )
>
> Of course - "character" is everything - right?
You can't buy character. You either got it, or you ain't.
Puckdropper wrote:
> Bill<[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
> *snip*
>
>>
>> You can't buy character. You either got it, or you ain't.
>
> When I was younger, I had to do these things that "built character." Now
> look at me!
>
> Puckdropper
Yeah Puck, you got it. I
All those "punches" taken on the jaw, some literally and some
figuratively, probably provide strength we take for granted.
One gal friend says, "Whatever doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger!".
Puckdropper wrote:
> Bill<[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
> *snip*
>
>>
>> You can't buy character. You either got it, or you ain't.
>
> When I was younger, I had to do these things that "built character." Now
> look at me!
"Character-building" seemed practically a cottage industry in the 60's!
Now most of the kids ride bicycles wearing helmets and there are
agnostic boy scouts. What happened? : )
>
> Puckdropper
Puckdropper wrote:
>
> When I was younger, I had to do these things that "built character." Now
> look at me!
>
> Puckdropper
Many other here do the early-morning paper route thing,
365 days/yr, all weather conditions. I started when I was 12.
I think I'm still coasting off of the character I built from that
(responsibility). : )
Bill wrote:
> I bought a large (4'by 3') framed mirror this week at auction. The
> person who helped me put it in my car knocked a small piece out of the
> top edge of the frame about 1/8" wide by 3/4" long. The frame is
> basically a 6" wide (crown-style?) molding, painted copper-brown with
> heavy black accents--large enough that merely covering the
> newly-exposed bare wood ought to go a long way towards a repair.
>
> Can anyone recommend a putty and/or other filler and a source of paint
> for this source of touch-up work? Lowes? Home Depot?
>
A good source of color matching is a box of 64 Crayola crayons.