Post #759350 by tikiskip on Fri, Feb 19, 2016 4:26 AM

The paint on that mask is kinda muted compared to the tiki.
I think it may have been done before the neon look.

Plus it is made of plaster so it may have been a total remake.
Got it for a really low price.

Do not like the new paint jobs that is for sure, but in the low light of the Kahiki
the gaudy paint did not show as much.
Still bad though.

And I would just sand and use paint remover to undo that paint job on that large tiki.

But then it sold for lots so maybe the buyer would not do that.

Remember the "paint" that the real stuff that is replicated on these items
is made from is Charcoal, the red can be from clays forget what the white is from but maybe
a lime or other white ground up stone.
They would even smoke the items to get a darker look.

So if you think in a way that they did you can get closer to the old look you seek.