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Yes! is me the Gorilla glue Guy., I had an opportunity of wrote this step by step, I’m not good at typing neither in spelling so please don’t be hard on me. I hope you can follow up along with me.
I have made up while is going about a winter project in my spare time mastering the glue .I hope you find it of interest to you...
: So here is my gorilla glue project... For those who do not know what gorilla glue is. It is basically strong glue used to sandwiched material like HDU. Cedar wood or MD etc...
For this tutorial, you will require the following:
* Gorilla glue * Small clean piece of wood/stick * Scalpel / Xacto blade * Paper cups (any container really, to mix the glue & water) * Scraps of coroplastic.(1”W x 4” Long to apply the glue) * Gold leaf (if you’re planning to gild or variegated leaf) * Createx pure pigment (if you just want to give a color but not paint it) * Transfer tape. (If you have you already have you design on your computer you can use a cut paint mask) * Latex Exam Glove * some gems
I decided to use a 12” x 20” Alumilite material for this sign. I applied the Paint Mask with my layout cut out already I also cut out an outline for my main Text so after apply the glue I will weed the outline so that way the glue it will flow smooth and you won’t get any shape edges. You notice that I already weed the (SIGN) Text. Once completed, I proceeded to apply insides of the letters as this is the area which I will apply my gorilla glue.
As you can see I cut out the small letters too , but I have not weed them yet . One thing that I would like to mention, if you use paint mask or tape usually what I do is cut the part of the letter in sections and apply the glue on three or four letters so I can unmask the letter right after I apply.
Mixing the Glue now you are ready to mix the Gorilla glue. Pour about 11/4 of an Oz. into a paper cup, along with three drops of water and mix with a small clean piece of wood/stick until it turns a sort of light mustard colour.
When doing small letters would usually only mix a small amount of glue due to expeand so quickly. [IMG]http://i16.ph
Applying the glue Next, I prefer to apply the glue using a piece of 1” x 4” coreplastic but you could also use a stiff brush if you wish , I like the coreplast because you can apply evenly. I apply the glue to the first letter, the glue is laid in the center as even as possible in order to achieve good relief. Once you have completed the 4 letter, go back and unmask the outline as photo shows. since this are 4” letter I did apply the glue in one step, but if you are going to work with big letter I will recommend to do one or two at the time so you can have a nice finish Letters. Do the same to the second letter and so on till you are finished.
Below is my panel with the gorilla glue applied on it. It does no look at all nice, but not to worry... once you have removed all the paint mask it will look very different.
Here I‘m putting some Gems on th middle of the letter while the glue still tacky IMG]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/signsbysal/FIVE.jpg[/IMG]
Gilding once the entire mask has been removed, Allow the glue to settle for about 45 minutes or so, depending on the temperature in your work shop. Periodically check if the glue has set and is a little tacky, once the tack is right, you can proceed to apply your leaf.
You may find the glue is over expanding and appearing puffy, do not panic, as you applying the Leaf with your finger press the raised area gently down a little to level it out & continue to apply your leaf.
Once gilding is complete, you may notice some of the letters are not really straight were they should be. If this is the case, take a business card and press the edge against the flats of the letters & try and straighten up the letters edges.
The picture below shows the gilding process:
Business I decided to use Createx paint insted of water and mix my Glue on the word (Business). To show the way it looks even I ‘m going to gild the letter Once they are ready , proceeded to make up my mix similar to before. Although this time, the ingredients are different.
The mix: * Three drops of Pearlized from Createx * one drops of water
Now I will pour this mix into a paper cup containing 1onz. Of gorilla Glue Proceed to mix as before and once the glues consistency is right, I proceed to apply it to my Letters.
Below is the completed gilded letters.
Below is a picture of the sign, but still has some parts to be added before I decide it is complete. IMG]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/signsbysal/nine.jpg[/IMG]
Here is the finished Panel and a close up.
I hope that I put the pixs in order, I would not like to confuse anybody.
Like I said, this was just a short tutorial but I hope I have explained things clearly enough for you to want to have a go yourself.
Enjoy, its fun!
Sal....
-------------------- Sal Cabrera Signs By Sal New Freedom , PA
The goal of Yesterday will be the Stating Point of Tomorrow! Posts: 686 | From: New Freedom , PA US | Registered: Nov 1999
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By the way, you're missing an open bracket "[" before the image tag on the picture preceeding the one with the Gold leaf. At the present, we don't get to see you putting the gems in the middles of the letters.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5084 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Kool!! I was introduced to G. Glue by Mr. F. Magoo in Petaluma, it was fascinating!! love working with it! always A Different Result!! I will re-read your words many times, hoping to refine my process!!
just got me worried...Exam Gloves.... I am Prostrate on the floor at that!!!
J.
-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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Wow, that's really nice and thank you for the pics. I gotta try something like that.
-------------------- Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl) Tacoma, WA Since 1987 Have Lipstick, will travel. Posts: 3813 | From: Tacoma, WA. U.S.A. | Registered: Dec 1999
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I love playing w/GG, have just started doing some pinstriping w/it, pretty neat, thanks for tips, you showed me one I didn't know yet, hehh...thx Big Top, thought it was neat when I first seen it at Boones where the Peaches were having a ball showing us what you taught them...good ideas just blossom, don't they? thanks for a damn good one......
-------------------- Frank Magoo, Magoo's-Las Vegas; fmagoo@netzero.com "the only easy day was yesterday" Posts: 2365 | From: Las Vegas, Nv. | Registered: Jun 2003
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Thanks Sal. For anyone who wants to try this, it's a very cool effect and even I can do it - I first saw Sal demonstrate it at a Dixie Meet a few years back and I have a GG panel from Bob and Marcia Peach on a marbleized background that's absolutely killer.......
-------------------- www.signcreations.net Sonny Franks Lilburn, GA 770-923-9933 Posts: 4115 | From: Lilburn, GA USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Great tutorial and technique Sal; you da man amigo!
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"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Issac Newton Posts: 3528 | From: Warner Robins, GA | Registered: Oct 2004
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Great tutorial and technique Sal; you da man amigo!
-------------------- Ricky Jackson Signs Now 614 Russell Parkway Warner Robins, GA (478) 923-7722 signpimp50@hotmail.com
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Issac Newton Posts: 3528 | From: Warner Robins, GA | Registered: Oct 2004
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