So before I begin i would like to make it clear that this is NOT one of my meticulous and perfect restorations it was done to practice the art of using gold leaf, create a nice wall feature for the new workshop and a nice excuse to create more content for you guys the enjoy while im preparing the next episode of the Ducati restoration.
So with all that said i picked up this BMW M43 cam cover up for a few quid off of eBay with the intention of using it to dress up the walls in the new workshop build, then i had the idea that it would be a good excuse to use the opportunity to try and learn the art of using old leaf ,unsuccessfully im afraid :(.
So the first step in the process was to flip the cover over and remove the small rusty bolts that used to hold the oil separator plate on. The bolts will no doubt be used in some project at a later date as they are still perfectly usable i will remove the rust, zinc plate them and put them into storage.
I then headed over to the media blaster where i removed all traces of corrosion and old paint from the surface of the aluminium. This turned out to be way easier than expected ans the alloy is quite soft and gives up its surface coating rather easily.
Once blasted clean i broke out the multi tool and polishing head and with a drop of metal polish i brought back the mirror shine to the stainless steel oil vapor outlet. After that it was masked up to prevent it getting covered in primer and paint.
I then cleaned down the surface with panel wipe to remove any oils that may be present and then gave the cover a light coating of etch primer to prepare the surface for its full coating of 2k high build primer.
Once cured i flatted back the primer to leave me with a perfectly smooth surface that i could lay my silver and black paint down on and then once dried i could get on with trying to learn gold leaf.
My attempt at gold leaf wasn't the best but i got a result that will look ok on the wall but defo wouldn't stand up to close scrutiny, as i mentioned in the video if you have any tips please leave a comment as it would be much appreciated.
When the gold had dried it was simply a case of covering it all with a good layer of clear coat to protect it and then to unmask and fit the oil cap.
It will go into storage for the moment until i am ready to wall mount it.
So as i said before, this is not one of my usual restorations but just a quick video to show my attempt at a bit of gold leafing.
I hope you enjoy it and ill see you all in the next video.
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