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t1is018b ~ Collector Plate Sets: How to finish
plates using plate slugs
Required Tools for Assembling:
- White craft glue that is a
“quick grab” “clear dry” type of glue.
- Poster clay
- Small detailing scissors,
a.k.a. as embroidery snips
- or, 1 inch
round paper punch
- Small artist brush, use to paint glue
onto paper plate
- Small piece of aluminum foil to
use as a working glue pot
- Gloss polyurethane varnish
- Small flat artist brush to use to apply varnish.
- Optional coordinated colored acrylic craft paint, if you
want to paint the plate slug to match plate design. Samples are
not painted.
- Flat end pen or other item like a BIC pen.
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1. Cut out paper
plates. A 1" circle punch work very well for this
project. Pick a paper plate to begin with and paint quick-dry glue
to back. Hold a few seconds to allow the wet glue to
soften paper so that it is pliable. |
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2. Position paper
plate over wood slug. By the way, if you were
planning on painting the slugs, it would be wiser to
paint them before gluing on the paper plates. |
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3. Use a smooth
surface to lightly burnish the paper plate, such as
the flat side of your finger nail. |
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4. Make painting the
gloss varnish a much easier task by creating a
handle on the plate. Take a ball of poster clay and
place on the end of a ballpoint pen. Press the plate
into the poster clay. |
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5. Paint plate with
varnish. Paint a couple of coats, but wait between
coats to allow the varnish to completely dry. I
placed the pen in a spool of ribbon to hold it
upright. When you are finished with one plate,
remove it from the poster clay and embed another in
the poster clay. |
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6. It is not
imperative that you paint the plates with varnish,
but you can see by this photo that it does give the
design a nice brilliant finish. The one on the left
has been coated, the one on the right has not. |