{"id":381,"date":"2016-11-03T11:34:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T09:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/?p=381"},"modified":"2025-07-17T14:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:47:44","slug":"marbled-effect-with-oakum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/marbled-effect-with-oakum\/","title":{"rendered":"Marbled effect with oakum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We will show you how to get a very impressive yet easy to achieve marbled effect.<\/p>\n

To obtain the marble effect with oakum, you need:
\n– An aluminum type metallic base
\n– A black base*
\n– Concentrated candy
\n– Clear coat
\n– Some oakum*<\/p>\n

Base*: this means a matt base for topcoating
\nOakum**: often made of horsehair. Material used in masonry, at a low cost, in the form of fiber pack.<\/p>\n

The marble effect with oakum can be performed on small or large surfaces.
\nIt consists of a monochrome effect producing a maximum contrast between two colours: aluminum grey and black. The whole is tinted in the final phase, producing a bright, deep colour with an illusion of relief due to the oakum.<\/p>\n

Steps:
\n1 – Apply the Bright or Coarse (large grain size) aluminum base over the car body.
\nIt is recommended to add 2 to 5% of hardener to solidify that base.
\nAllow to dry completely and sand with a green or grey abrasive sponge<\/p>\n

2 – Untangle the oakum, unpack it and put it over the grey base: The oakum is used as a stencil; spray some black coats over the oakum, and when everything is removed, the negative image of the yarns is obtained. Continue being sure to vary the patterns to achieve a natural look. This requires to unravel the oakum and stretch it to obtain new shapes and patterns.<\/p>\n

3 – Apply the candy (by mixing the concentrated candy in the transparent base binder to topcoat or in the clear coat).<\/p>\n

And there you have it!<\/p>\n

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We will show you how to get a very impressive yet easy to achieve marbled effect. To obtain the marble effect with oakum, you need: – An aluminum type metallic base – A black base* – Concentrated candy – Clear coat – Some oakum* Base*: this means a matt base for topcoating Oakum**: often made […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t