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15th May 2017, 10:18 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Wooden Roller Ball Toy
After buggering up the first version of this toy with dye which bled through the shellac finish (see earlier post) I sanded down the balls and used water based paint suitable for toys. SEE EDIT NOTE UPDATE
The balls I used were 47mm chair legs ( no lathe in my workshop).
Grandson #5 is 8 months old and likes it a lot
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Message to self ....I gotta learn how to rotate pic
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RobLast edited by Tahlee; 16th May 2017 at 10:37 AM. Reason: Notwithstanding that the paint can showed a painted toy today I got Advice from DyMark that their paint is NOT suitable for toys where there is a likelihood that the toy will chew on it
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15th May 2017, 10:22 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Looks good. What paint did you use?
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15th May 2017, 10:43 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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The outside pieces are shellac ... the balls were finished with
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This is the same product except that my cans had "Water Based rather than Aqua based and had pictures of childrens' toys on the label. SEE EDIT NOTE .... DYMARK ADVISED ME TODAY THAT THEIR PAINT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR TOYS!!!!
There was also a White Knight spray that the uses includes "toys"but it is solvent bases so I went with the water based oneLast edited by Tahlee; 16th May 2017 at 10:31 AM. Reason: Advice from DyMark paint company that although their paint can showed a painted toy on the label it IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR TOYS OF THIS TYPE
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16th May 2017, 12:36 AM #4Senior Member
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Looks very nice, colours are nice and vibrant.
I have never had any luck with White Knight paint, house paint took forever to dry, rattle can stuff seems to be slower drying and sets softer than VHT stuff I normally use. I haven't tried a water based spray can for years, I didn't get good results but I would like to see how newer stuff goes.
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Really nice work
Well Done
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Keith
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16th May 2017, 10:40 AM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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16th May 2017, 10:00 PM #8
First class toy you've made Rob, many hour of entertainment for the little one there...
Keep up the great work as the smiles & enjoyment for kids is just the best payment...
Cheers crowie.
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Don't want to hijack the thread, but I have a question on the paint finish.
I have just finished some building blocks for our Grandson, and prior to painting, should I undercoat them? The timber is pine.
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