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[rene53catalina]

share a few pic of your results , this is an other example of how it can kook , not my work by the way.

[rene53catalina]

well ? any results??? :-)

[Ramzilla]

Haven't had a chance to try it out yet. Work has been slammed and I have been basically eating.sleeping and showering at home. Good thing is I get to fuck off on CC during my breaks!

[rene53catalina]

understood man , try not to get overworked like me , i am currently at home because of that

[jimthefred]

SHIT!!! Any updates?

[Ramzilla]

He's now building several bikes in the Jap forums that I have been peeping on.

[rene53catalina]

hahaha , no , no updates , the harley is finished as far as i am concerned , and yes , i am building one yamaha right now and have two more in the waiting room

[rene53catalina]

been busy with something els , hope i get it done soon cause i want to go back to the bikes again.
my old pontiac is a bit sick :-) and needed an operation

[FooDog]

hahaha , no , it is no secret , it is relatively simple .
1 take a bowl of water big enough to put your part in.
2 add kitchen salt , to less alt it does not work , too much and they say it does not work also , it does not really matter how
much exactly , you will see if it works or not . stirr it well so the salt is dissolved.
3 take a car battery or charger , i do both , hook the battery to the charger and connect 2 wires to the battery terminals.
4 connect the positive lead to the part you want to etch and connect the negative to a piece of metal , does not really matter , just some kind of strip will do
5 mask off the parts you DON`T want to etch , you can use tape or sticky letters , or even paint ,
6 put your part connected to the positive in the salt water and the strip with the negative also , make sure they do not touch each other

now watch , it begins to bubble and the water turns really dirty , i mean REALLY :-) brown and black with dirty foam and all kind of shit ,
but that is ok , leave the part in for a few minutes , take it out and see how it looks , stainless steel goes really slow but aluminium goes a lot faster so
you will have to watch what it is doing .

what happens is the current goes from positive to negative and takes the material of the part along with it , exept what is under the tape .

hope it is a bit clear , it can not really go wrong

well ? any results??? :-)

I gave it a try today....it worked. I messed around with a points cover to see what would happen....pretty cool stuff....just wish I could draw better

[rene53catalina]

awsome dude , it is a great technique , and yes , it is all about the drawing

[rene53catalina]

got a little paint booth now and i am practicing my paint techniques ,
it is a lot of fun when you heve a place where you can safely do this with a good vent system and a heater.
gonna do the harley all over again and all the other bikes as well :-)

[rene53catalina]

painting my tins again , it seems i have nothing else to do , yeah right

[DocOctane]

This entire thread makes me feel funny in the dirty spot.

[Mocnyang]

Gotta ask do you do this for a living, if not you really should.

[rene53catalina]

no , i do not do this for a living but i would like to do that , but i think it is not easy to start something