SpecialAdvisor’s Mad Labs - Mars Leather Mods Plus

[Lopaka KaMars]

DUDE. You've outdone yourself with these patches. WOW. These are awesome, with two different colors. Came in yesterday, but finally had a chance to take photos. You're a bad-@ss Brother. May wear these out. Lol. Much Mahalo Sir.

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

No. The only NSJ I ever took apart and painted myself was a Livestrong black frame and yellow lug, And it had a white lug like the Valve 1.0 Ducati. Not sure what color would be clear underneath. Maybe that camo one already had a clear lug with it.

Indeed. The King’s Camo one came that way. I verified it with Google Fu.

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

DUDE. You've outdone yourself with these patches. WOW. These are awesome, with two different colors. Came in yesterday, but finally had a chance to take photos. You're a bad-@ss Brother. May wear these out. Lol. Much Mahalo Sir.



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You are too kind my outstanding O-Brother! Use em well! If one wears out you know where to get it replaced!

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

Primed and ready for paint!

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

First coat of copper and also first coat of GLOW in place!

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

Second coat of copper and segued immediately into patina aging solution.

“WE HAVE VERDIGRIS!!!”

Gotta love blazing hot and blazing sun for fast aging

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

I’d say these results speak for themselves

No Photoshop….no after effects. This was after about a minute outside in the sun

Reporting Officer Comment: Interesting bit of analysis...I'm not sure of the real need for the "professional" base coat after this photo...the left two did not utilize it. I had previously painted them see thru OD and Amber for two upcoming Valve 1.0 customs and the Muse tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Why not?"

 

[Mystiko Neossia]

Radium? Jk those look sick.

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

Hey @Beardo0628! I am digging Jawbones more and more.

Was able to disassemble it without too much difficulty. The nose pads don’t seem to separate rubber from their plastic? Other than that…so far, so good.

Off to sandblasting!

 

[SpecialAdvisor]

If you have ever had a project not going well…at work, home, whatever. Spinning those wheels?

Go immediately and sandblast something. Watching the finish peel off of something or rust melt away from metal. Ah yes…it’s a good thing

On to primer!