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Licensed Products: eFX Collectibles, Master Replicas, Hasbro and more => MR Force FX Reviews => Mace AOTC/ROTS Reviews => Topic started by: Hyonheart on March 22, 2009, 07:53:56 PM
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I recently purchased a MR Mace and am now waiting for its arrival.
I've seen a lot of comments on how the gold becomes discolored and/or fades (simply by touching?), and I definitely do not want that to happen to my saber.
What can I do to keep the gold from ever getting discolored or faded? Has anyone found a good way to remedy this problem?
The only thing I could think of is to wear gloves whenever handling the Mace, but will that even work? Or will the gold end up fading no matter how it's touched?
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Clear coat sealer...
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Right on DT ;) If I may add to be sure to disassemble the hilt first before you spray - naturally.
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Thanks for the advice. :)
Hopefully I don't screw up if/when I try to put the sealer on. I've never tried anything like it before. :-X
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does anyone have a copy of the mace diy kit pdf for this man? I have a feeling it would help a lot, and prevent any major mishaps.
Peace,
Silkvein
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Or you can do what I did after my paint wore off. Take it apart and repaint all the gold pieces using Metallic Acrylic enamel gold spray paint by Plasti-Kote in the rattle can that you can buy at Wally World. Just make sure you get a sealer for it. I forgot to and as you can see the paint has sorta come off on the main gold button.
I plan to hunt down another Mace saber and once I buy it I'll do the same thing to it. Trust me though it does look much better than the ugly shiny gold that MR did for the saber.
Here's a couple of pictures of the saber and one of the can itself.
Edit: It's easy to take the saber apart, even the gold buttons. All though the gold buttons you may have to glue back on using super glue.
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