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pfmundy
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hi

who can offer advise how to distress the todds sandbag?

thanks

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I used Distress Ink around the seams. Fire place ashes will give it a “used” look.
Drop some black coffee on it too.
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Ask sarednab ;)
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I just threw mine on my garage floor and rubbed it around with my shoe. Flipped it over a few times. Dirtied it up very nice. Really!
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With the tutorials that Todd has on his site on distressing, I'm surprised he hasn't added this one to the list. One exists! :-k

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Look here at this thread and Todd gives a short version of his technique.

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Like I said, it knew it existed....so why not post it on his website? :-k

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Here are a few pics of my distressed sandbag:

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I used brown shoe polish, thinned down black acrylic paint and some fine grit sandpaper. I applied the shoe polish and paint with a sponge. Between coats I rubbed it with the sandpaper. I even put some Games Workshop rusty paint on the metal rim things, to simulate well... rust.
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