Reco

Thanks for the encouraging words everyone, it feels good to know I'm not alone in this. I won't stop until it's done, but man sometimes even at this point it can seem like such a daunting task. Never surrender! Wow, 3200-12000 grit!! That's insanely fine!! On my chest plate, shoulders and a few other pieces I started at 800 and worked my way up to 1200 and am happy with the result, but now I'll need to find some of that stuff and continue up. Did you order that sandpaper online or get it at an actual store? I went with norton automotive sanding sponges because the sponges soak up water real well and they also conform to curves and those hard to reach places really well. (Also the Sherwin Williams place I got them from was trying to get rid of them and was selling boxes of them for 20 bucks) Again thanks for the comments, hopefully I'll have some new photos to post soon.

Well, here goes nuthin! I've been working on my ATA kit off and on since april, and although I knew it would be work, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Six months in and I'll admit, I'm struggling. I keep thinking that maybe I bit off more than I could chew for my very first armor project. Alas, it's like a roller coaster though. I know it was the way I needed to go, because I want to earn this thing: blood, sweat, and tears. My bucket is ready for paint and I've got most everything trimmed and edged, except for my thighs. Right now I'm working on forearms and biceps, trying to find the right adhesive. I had bad luck with the recommended devcon plastic welder, and I keep hearing E6000, so that's what I'll try next. I also had a debacle with my first attempt at painting. I went with rustoleum gloss white, but I didn't know that humidity would play such an important role in the process. As a result, several of my pieces came out with horrible orange peeling, and I've had to wet sand them pretty good to get them paintable again. Now I'm a bit leery as to the paint, so I picked up some krylon fusion to see how that works. Has anyone had good/bad results using it by chance? Hopefully I'll get some advice at the armor party next weekend and I can get back on track. I start class at the DAVE School on the 27th and I'd really like to be able to use my armor in some of my projects. Anyway, I'll post here when I have questions or I run into a wall. Thanks for having me again! Here's the link to my flickr WIP album: I post to that album and I have an album on facebook as well. Right now my big question is adhesive and paint. I've heard a lot of different things, so I suppose the only way to know for sure is to try and try again!