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Title: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: Hellcatz on Thu, 28 May 2015, 01:44:25
have a pink on pink raven and I love it got another 2 gold ravens to add to my collection and the gold feels spray painted. Haven't seen the gold one before and just want to know if it was made like that.
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: PunksDead on Thu, 28 May 2015, 02:07:26
Rub alittle acetone on it and it will smudge and come off if its paint
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: Hellcatz on Thu, 28 May 2015, 02:12:52
Don't really want to do that it might be real after all
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: RoastPotatoes on Thu, 28 May 2015, 02:18:33
I know this isn't reddit. But you must do it for the inquisitive minds (keyboard science).
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: Hellcatz on Thu, 28 May 2015, 02:27:02
#y0lo #youonlyliveonce
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: BunnyLake on Thu, 28 May 2015, 09:49:01
have a pink on pink raven and I love it got another 2 gold ravens to add to my collection and the gold feels spray painted. Haven't seen the gold one before and just want to know if it was made like that.

(http://i.imgur.com/UGCKbe4.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/glVdPLd.jpg)

hes certainly spray painted his caps before, my guess is he just reuses certain colours when he has a bunch left he cant sell
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Post by: esoomenona on Thu, 28 May 2015, 09:56:00
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Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: BunnyLake on Thu, 28 May 2015, 09:58:30
^ I'm not sure that's proof it's spray painted. When I cut the stem on a click clack, it had that same sort of coloring, not the same color as the surface. And of course, when CC sold gold and silver caps, they also had a sort of spraypainted appearance/feel.

ok true, those are old pics but i was also able to scrape the green off the rest of the cap, with mine in particular, i guess i shouldnt have said spray painted, but mine certainly had some sort of removable top coat on top of a white cap
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: BunnyLake on Thu, 28 May 2015, 10:01:56
i should also add, this isnt me knocking anyone etc, its an artisan cap, however he chooses to modify and present them is totally up to him, im not saying it was a dishonest or bad thing to recolour a cap and add gems in the eyes, i was merely suggesting what the OP noticed could very well be the case
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: Snarfangel on Thu, 28 May 2015, 10:43:34
The subject of this thread sounds like a code phrase for spies.

"The gold raven feels spray painted."
"A little acetone will test the hypothesis."

*Third world dictator gets deposed in a bloodless coup.*
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: BunnyLake on Thu, 28 May 2015, 10:53:08
some more info on the gold

(http://i.imgur.com/7lPPpyh.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/lJ0NbyV.jpg)
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: rpeterclark on Thu, 28 May 2015, 11:02:39
The gold on the HKP caps is definitely a coating. When I look inside the stem it's definitely less/thinner gold and nearly white. It's hard to capture on camera...

(https://i.imgur.com/8QVI3MZ.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/jcRThu0.png)

I'm not willing to scrape into it like Bunny's photos to see what's inside though!  :eek:

I don't know jack about cap making or molding with resin, but I assumed that this is how gold caps are done and that there isn't a "gold" resin that would give the same effect.
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: Fire Brand on Thu, 28 May 2015, 11:14:27
The gold on the HKP caps is definitely a coating. When I look inside the stem it's definitely less/thinner gold and nearly white. It's hard to capture on camera...

Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/8QVI3MZ.png)


Show Image
(https://i.imgur.com/jcRThu0.png)


I'm not willing to scrape into it like Bunny's photos to see what's inside though!  :eek:

I don't know jack about cap making or molding with resin, but I assumed that this is how gold caps are done and that there isn't a "gold" resin that would give the same effect.
Looks like it might of been the white ravens then that where out at christmas time, as for resin I don't know anything but Brocaps has one as my three kings is a solid gold colour, and the definatly a resin as you can see its dark black with gold swirls in it :X
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: Hellcatz on Thu, 28 May 2015, 12:33:23
The subject of this thread sounds like a code phrase for spies.

"The gold raven feels spray painted."
"A little acetone will test the hypothesis."

*Third world dictator gets deposed in a bloodless coup.*
007 goldfinger for nerds?
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: KatzenKinder on Fri, 29 May 2015, 13:00:27
Interesting. Did any of that wear come from normal use? I'm curious if it holds up durability-wise.
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: hwood34 on Wed, 03 June 2015, 12:17:48
Interesting. Did any of that wear come from normal use? I'm curious if it holds up durability-wise.
Since the problem hasn't been brought up before this to my knowledge, something tells me the coating holds up to regular usage.
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: FreeChemicals on Wed, 03 June 2015, 17:51:38
Don't really want to do that it might be real after all

They are real. I've sold these caps to Hellcatz and they haven't been altered. I've received them from HKP in exactly the same state I sold them in.
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: Hellcatz on Wed, 03 June 2015, 18:01:13
Not blaming you just wanted to see for myself
Title: Re: The gold raven feels spray painted
Post by: Binge on Thu, 04 June 2015, 00:13:51
Interesting. Did any of that wear come from normal use? I'm curious if it holds up durability-wise.
Since the problem hasn't been brought up before this to my knowledge, something tells me the coating holds up to regular usage.

It is thick, but when I got my first painted cap I decided it was my last.  It's a very tacky job.