{"id":43,"date":"2022-08-25T12:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T11:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2023-04-06T16:30:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:30:43","slug":"diy-tutorials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"DIY Tutorials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43\" class=\"elementor elementor-43\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77c4f85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"77c4f85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2acb6bd\" data-id=\"2acb6bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f09c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-ipw\" data-id=\"1f09c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-ipw.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-post-id=\"1226\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-1226 \">\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Paint Plastic Frames.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">The plastic frames on my Lundby tower did not match some had yellowed some were brown so I have been updating them to match and I am finally happy with the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tower is made up of a house and three extensions. I decided to paint all the frames using a paint suitable for plastic called The One in a dark grey colour. I cleaned the frames with isopropyl rubbing alcohol first and then started to paint. It took five coats to get an even colour due to the frames all being different colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lundby-before.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lundby-after.jpg\" alt=\"Lundby Tower After Painting The Frame\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If&nbsp; you would like to have a go at painting the plastic frame on your Lundby Dolls House here is how I did it together with a list of the materials I used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Materials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The One Paint in Dark Grey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Isopropyl Alcohol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two Soft Cloths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paint Brush<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Painters Masking Tape or Post It Notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wipe the frames with a clean soft cloth, I used a piece of an old t shirt. Once it is dust free wipe it over with another clean cloth and the isopropyl alcohol to remove any dirt or grease. This give a good surface for the paint to hold to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the surface is dry it is time to begin painting the frames. I masked off the carpets with painters tape as I didn&#8217;t want to get any paint on them. I didn&#8217;t mask the walls as I will be redecorating my house but if you want to protect your wallpaper it maybe better to mask them off with either painters tape or post it notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found it gave an even coverage if I did thin coats of paint and ensured it was fully dry between layers. I used a flat brush for most areas and a small round brush for the balcony. In total I did five layers of paint.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have included for reference an image of the paint I used together with the isopropyl alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/paint-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"Plastic Paint for Lundby Frames\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1240,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/1240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}