Best Silver Chrome Paint

The best silvers I came across are:

Vallejo super silver - alcohol bases acrylic. Agama silver metallic paste - you rub it on model.

And you probably need to give this a glossy varnish finish.

Maciek

Alclad II

Have you compared it to anything else? It's quite expensive - about 2 times the price of vallejo. (well Vallejo can be bought for 10-20zl and Alclad is 30zl ) It suggests better quality but ....

What do you mean? What happens when you use Alclad II on non-block or non-gloss undercoat? Say white flat?

Maciek

Without a doubt Alclad II "Chrome" is the best chrome imitation I've seen.

Well, Alclad II requires a high gloss black (or dark blue). If other parts of the aircraft are to be that color then you could use it on the rest of the aircraft. Dullcote or other dulling mediums could be used in satin or flat finish is required. Just don't apply the flat finish over the chrome or you'll end up with s satin silver color.

Peteski

I've recently had real good results with that Testor's Paint Stick (looks like a Magic Marker). I squish the tip a couple of times to get the silver paint flowing and daub it off with a brush (gives better application control that way). Of course, Testors also makes a Chrome. For bigger jobs, I spray some of this into a disposable plastic cup (Solo Cups that restaurants use for salad dressing work great!) and brush it onto appropriate areas.

on 10/17/2007 2:35 AM snipped-for-privacy@netscape.com said the following:

Chromed? Perhaps bare aluminum? Go into any arts and crafts store, like Michaels or AC Moore (US), pick up some Rub 'n Buff (small 1/2 oz. tube) or Treasure Gold (small round plastic tub). Both come in silver and is a paste wax material that is buffed to a shine.

Thank, guys.

I'll try a couple of these and see how things come out.

Tom

" snipped-for-privacy@netscape.com" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

What about Bare Metal Foil? I think that will give you a very nice and shiny metal finish.

Well then - you end up with a flat sliver (chrome) finish.

Think about it, why are chromed surfaces mirror-like shiny and reflective? Because they are glossy. That is why Alclad II chrome required a glossy undercoat.

And the dark color is to deepen the reflection. Have you even noticed that glossy dark colored surfaces make better mirrors than light colored glossy surfaces? Just look at your own reflection in a black car vs. a white car. Alclad Chrome uses the same principal. The chrome paint layer is very thin so if some undercoat shows thtough, being dark it'll not be as visible as a light colored undercoat.

Peteski

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Yes, that is an excellent idea. And it will be easier to apply to his model than masking and painting.

Peteski

Plumb forgot about Rub N Buff.It works well ,two colours of silver I think one is pewter and the other silver leaf. Comes in a few other colors as well .

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I'm thinking about using Bare Metal Foil for some of the Yaks. I don't think that I'm talented enough to use it for the cowlng front, though. Canopy frame (pale grey inside), landing gear doors (flat alluminum inside), especially the area under and behind the exhausts (with suitable exhaust stains). As the cowlng ring is a seperate piece I think that I'll try the Alclad 2.

What gloss black would be most appropriate to use with it?

Thanks for the help. It's really getting me going again on this project.

Tom