![]() ![]() Apply it to the beak of the duck and wipe it off. Keep mixing and testing until you are happy with it. Not dark enough? Mix in some more umber oil paint. now as you mix the burnt umber oil paint with the thinner, start with the mixture really thinned out to just a little color and apply some to the painted scrap wood with an old art brush or a clean rag. The piece has a patina of age to it so after your acrylic paint is dry, get some burnt umber oil paint, thin it with some artist's paint thinner.Īt this point I would also advise you to have a piece of scrap wood handy.paint it with the same acrylic paint you used on the duck's beak. A small container of clean water and a clean, dry rag work for that rinsing job. Thin coats, applied with a damp art brush, rinsing the brush often as you work. Blow the dust from the sanding, off and find a little bottle of acrylic paint that is a similar color to the damaged area and repaint that whole area so it will match. Let it set up and cure, (over night is best) then sand the putty until it's perfectly level with the rest of the beak. Just the tiniest little bit of wood putty or 2 part epoxy on the end of a toothpick, pressed into the holes and then smoothed a little bit.not perfect. Re: DU Tom Taber wood duck, needing repair ![]()
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