INFORMATION / INSTRUCTIONS
World Cubing Championship Consolation Round Prize Cubes by Carl Brannen
The paint is still curing / drying. It will become harder over the next few weeks. Avoid rough usage (fingernails, dropping) for a few weeks.
Painting these cubes was a learning experience for me. I had to remove the paint several times. The deep scratches are due to my errors while removing bad paint. Sorry about that.
Once the cube is completely dry (two weeks from now), you might consider very lightly sanding the clear surface and then polishing it. If I'd finished them sooner I'd have done this myself. Use products suitable for polishing car paint. The key to doing this right is to sand very very lightly. I use the 3000 grit sandpaper that is used to smooth car paint. You could probably get away with sandpaper as coarse as 1000 grit. Here's a source for 3000 grit sandpaper:
http://www.autodetailingsolutions.net/s-3000.html?kw=s-3000&cmp=googleproducts
After sanding with 3000 grit, I like to polish with pumice and "rotten stone" or "tripoli". These are used in woodworking to make polished wood surfaces:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_stone
The 6 colors each have 4 color coats of Krylon Fusion for Plastics spray paint:
http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion-for-plastic/
To protect the color coats, there are 8 coats of Krylon Fusion for Plastics Clear spray paint. If you notice the clear coat beginning to wear away, you can recoat the clear by using this spray paint. Sand lightly with very fine sand paper so that the new coat is able to stick. The clear spray paint used is described here and is available all over the US:
http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion-for-plastic-clear/
Internal surfaces have been flattened to reduce friction.
I'd like to thank
www.speedcubeshop.com for lubricating these cubes with Maru Lube.
Thank you for enjoying these prize cubes. Making them was a lot of fun and a learning experience.
Carl Brannen
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