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Posted by tiki kat
on Thursday, July 9, 2009 4:38 AM
I've never tried the above method, but HAVE used this one. Paint and polish the body as you would normally. Armed with several new #11 blades, cotton swabs (get the ones from Japan or Thailand if you can, they don't shed lint like QTips), toothpicks, tweezers and some good lighting, we can cut a strip of foil a little wider and longer than the piece we want to cover, I like to use a straight edge. It doesn't take much pressure to cut thru the foil, so go easy. Lift the edge of the foil and carefully pull it from the backer. Align the strip over the area you want to cover and slowly burnish the foil along the line. Making the piece wider than the strip helps if you didn't start it straight! When the strip is where you want it, polish the strip with the cotton swab until you can see the detail underneath. Take a toothpick and make sure all the edges are tightly rubbed down, you can adjust the point with some sandpaper to make the pick fit the contours. Looking good so far? Here's the tricky part... Put in a NEW #11 blade, yes now, take a Sharpie marker and blacken the edge of the blade's edge. This makes it easier to see where the blade is, it tends to blend with the foil (if you're old like me). Put the blade at the point of the trim strip, I like to start at the narrowest end and tip the knife down so you have a very low angle. Carefully and without too much pressure (we want to cut the foil but not the paint) pull the blade along the moulding. When you get to a corner or rounded end, make the knife more vertical and follow the contour around. Work slowly and carefully, take a break too, this is stressful! Hopefully, by now you are all around the moulding, take the toothpick and burnish the cut edges again, being careful not to tear the foil. Lift the foil from around the moulding with your tweezers, sit back and enjoy. You've just mastered the foil!
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