Centipede cocktail restoration question for visible black metal parts
I have a question about my Centipede cocktail. This is my first attempt at any sort of cosmetic restoration and I should have asked more questions before doing anything.
I removed all of the legs and associated metal brackets. These were rusting pretty bad. I sandblasted them clean and sanded some of the rougher parts that were pitting. I thought that the best thing to do would be to powdercoat them so I took them to a guy I found locally and told him that I wanted them flat black.
The problem is that they came back glossy. At least they appear much more glossy than I wanted.
So, I am planning on blasting them clean again and starting over.
My question is whether or not to attempt to powdercoat them again or to just paint them? I assumed that they were originally powdercoated but maybe I am mistaken. I would like any advice that will help me to achieve a more authentic looking result.
Thanks in advance people.
-Jeff
I have a question about my Centipede cocktail. This is my first attempt at any sort of cosmetic restoration and I should have asked more questions before doing anything.
I removed all of the legs and associated metal brackets. These were rusting pretty bad. I sandblasted them clean and sanded some of the rougher parts that were pitting. I thought that the best thing to do would be to powdercoat them so I took them to a guy I found locally and told him that I wanted them flat black.
The problem is that they came back glossy. At least they appear much more glossy than I wanted.
So, I am planning on blasting them clean again and starting over.
My question is whether or not to attempt to powdercoat them again or to just paint them? I assumed that they were originally powdercoated but maybe I am mistaken. I would like any advice that will help me to achieve a more authentic looking result.
Thanks in advance people.
-Jeff


