44°58'42.5028" N 85°12'23.4828" W
Ricoh Pentax K-3 Mark III
ISO 100
¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at ƒ / 5.6 (𝑓=50 mm)
Happy World Piano Day! Here's Strawberry Switchblade treating a piano in a way that few pianists would permit.
(One's a proper print, the other three are little test prints hence the sketchier quality)
Photos: Paul Cox, 1984 or 1985.
19 - Xiang Jing, “The Loyal Dog,” bronze, Star #Gallery.
20 - Atsushi Kaga, “Cry with us [sea of pandas (81)],” #oil on canvas, synthetic fibres, #clay, #paint, mother’s tankstation.
21 - Atsushi Kaga, various panel #paintings, mother’s tankstation.
22 - Atsushi Kaga, “Your Freedom,” #acrylic and mixed metal leaf on #canvas, mother’s tankstation.
7 - Do Ho Suh, “Doorknobs: Horsham, London, New York, Providence, Seoul, Venice Homes,” polyester #fabric and stainless steel #wire, Lehmann Maupin.
8 - Mu Boyan, “Relax,” #color on stainless steel, Aye #Gallery.
9 - Yuichi Hirako, #wood, #acrylic #paint, The Modern Institute.
10 - Huang Wanbing, “The Entropy Reduction of Hundun,” ramie, China glass cloth, #steel, Hive Center for #ContemporaryArt.
La Magia del Viento, 1980 By Alicia Uzcategui.
#AliciaUzcategui #Art #Paint #Postcards #Ephemera
Artwork (2024) [1 min] by Lola Leac | #Canada
Found this product from Latvia, which appears to be quite similar to the Flag stuff. Will give it a try!
Things I miss from the UK: Flag Paints Rust Converter. Bought on recommendation from a fellow sailor. It's so good. Goes on dark grey, turns solid black as it does its thing and dries super fast. Then can be painted over (or left as is in nonexposed areas). Water based, so easy to clean tools and not very harmful.
It's way better than the usual phosphoric acid, not least of all because you can see what you have already painted.
Any smugglers? 
Polishing the glider's paint - a brief experiment with an electric dual-action polisher on a test piece.
I used a coarse foam disk and cutting/buffing (not polishing) compound. The machine was at the lowest speed and light pressure was used for a minute or two.
This is a promising follow up to: https://universeodon.com/@KrajciTom/114197665061988882
The difference in surface prep was obvious. Where the paint had been sanded with 1200, the surface gained a gloss almost instantly. If the surface was sanded with 600, it remained hazy. Those sections only sanded with 400 were very hazy, even with more polishing time and a bit more pressure.
It looks like I'll hand sand to 1200, then use the electric polisher.
I just had an idea. If I build a bracket/clamp to hold the polisher upside down, I can hold small parts and better control the process.
#avgeek #aviation #ElectricAircraft #ExperimentalAviation #homebuilt
#Glider #DIY #Paint #Sand #Buff #Polish
I need to remove the orange peel texture from my painted parts. I will sand the flaws to remove them.
But then I need to use finer and finer sandpaper to prepare to buff and polish the paint to a mirror finish.
This evening I'm learning how much work it takes to sand away the flaws, and what grit to use. (400? 600?)
And I'm learning how much work is needed at finer grits to prepare for buffing.
If you have ever ground and polished glass, this will be a familiar process.
#avgeek #aviation #ElectricAircraft #ExperimentalAviation #homebuilt
#Glider #DIY #Paint #Sand #Buff #Polish
