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  1. #1
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    I don't like the Blue, antique white or red.
    I DO like the gold and the silver. They seem to stand out a bit more so if I was to suggest one for you to try then it would be the gold. It dries pretty quickly and seeing as though it's made from carnuba waxes etc then I think it would be pretty good in a bathroom where the water and mist would be repelled.
    Just put a small dab on your finger tip (size of a match head) and rub it in until it starts to dry then buff off the rest with a soft cloth. The small amount should cover about 1 1/2" square
    maybe you will like it and maybe you won't. All a matter of taste I think and I wish I had some samples for you to look at.
    I think I will go and do an MC Escher onto a mirror in a minute and see what happens.
    Rich.
    I am not completely useless.......I can always serve as a BAD example.

  2. #2
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    MC Escher

    Quote Originally Posted by MonoNeuron View Post
    I don't like the Blue, antique white or red.
    I DO like the gold and the silver. They seem to stand out a bit more so if I was to suggest one for you to try then it would be the gold. It dries pretty quickly and seeing as though it's made from carnuba waxes etc then I think it would be pretty good in a bathroom where the water and mist would be repelled.
    Just put a small dab on your finger tip (size of a match head) and rub it in until it starts to dry then buff off the rest with a soft cloth. The small amount should cover about 1 1/2" square
    maybe you will like it and maybe you won't. All a matter of taste I think and I wish I had some samples for you to look at.
    I think I will go and do an MC Escher onto a mirror in a minute and see what happens.
    Rich.
    MC Escher is an incredible artist. Please post a picture if you get good results.

  3. #3
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    I just engraved a couple of pics of an Escher drawing on white cardboard and a glass mirror 300x300mm. I can cheerfully say the rubNbuff doesn't do much for the front side of the mirror. I have used the stuff on the backside of a pane of glass and it really brings out the detail but on the front it is pretty crappy.
    In the glass photo I took if I had a piece of black card in front of the mirror it wouldn't reflect everything and would make the picture stand out (I will take another photo in a min to demonstrate) but it doesn't do anything for the finished product in real life.
    Conclusion....... Don't use Rub N Buff on mirror surfaces. :-)
    Rich
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    I am not completely useless.......I can always serve as a BAD example.

  4. #4
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    Rub N Buff

    so here we are again....
    It looks so much better with a black reflector so the mirrors would be good in a black room. Not too many of them around, me thinks.
    rich.
    I am not completely useless.......I can always serve as a BAD example.

  5. #5
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    Grrrr. The picture had a missing file extension and didn't upload. I usually save the 3 meg picture to my Desktop then email myself a copy and select "make all my pictures smaller" option and they are shrunk and mailed then all I have to do is save the attachments to the desktop then pick them when I upload. Easier to do than type. Saves opening a program and going through the motions of resizing and not knowing if it is right or not.
    Rich.
    I think the secret is not to have too much detail in the picture and use large blocks of colour (Black and white) instead of fine details.
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    I am not completely useless.......I can always serve as a BAD example.

  6. #6
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    How about doing a mirror image on the back of the mirror and spraying it with black paint? I haven't tried that myself but I've read of others doing that.

    The ones you did look pretty good though but I see what you mean about the rub-n-buff.

    Thanks for the pics !!!

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