Hi,
I have a piece of old wood that was painted with aluminum paint at least 50 years ago. It is on the Delta 6" jointer I inhereted from my father. The paint looks tacky at this point. I have sanded off almost all of the old paint.
There are some parts of the wood that have the look and feel of hairline cracks, especially near the edges (not cracks, it is really the wood grain). I don't have a clue about the wood. It looks and feels like very pale mahogany.
I would like to paint this again so it looks like paint over metal. I remember doing this in the past while working my way through school. The man I was working with did the intelligent stuff. I did the grunt stuff so I don't remember how it was done.
I do know we used some VERY thick "paint" as a primer. It wasn't as thick as toothpaste but it sure was more viscous than paint. We "painted," sanded and then did final painting. It was an instrument for an experiment set up to be used by grad students. The machine looked like it was enameled metal.
I just threw that stuff in. I don't care how I get the look, I would just like to have the look.
Thanks for any help, guidance, suggestions or whatever.
Enjoy,
Jim