Re: chrome parts

Sep 18, 2003 4 Replies



> > What do you guys do about chrome parts? There isn't chrome on the
> > part where the piece was attached to the sprue, so now you have a
> > chrome piece with white spots, which get bigger if you sand the part
> > at the spot where the sprue was attached. Do you guys just paint them
> > in a silver or chrome color? Thanks in advance.

One of our club members shared a great method for chrome with us:


  1. Strip the chrome from the kit part by soaking in diluted PineSol (1:1?)overnight.
  2. Once clean, spray with cheap testors gloss black. Let dry for a few days.
  3. Apply 2 light coats of the Alclad chrome.

You get a realistic chrome finish with some depth in it. Looks great, and is pretty easy!

Aha a really great tip for me,wich use Bare Metal foil to hide those annoying spots:-) Regards Nightmare

"Wedge" skrev i meddelandet news: snipped-for-privacy@post> >

Thanks again to the group for once again being so helpful.

What is "PineSol"? (I'm an italian modeller) Pietro

"PineSol" is an American pine oil-based household cleaner. Whether or not there is an Italian equivelant is up fro grabs. You can also use any caustic-based oven cleaner; spray on, leave overnight, then scrub the parts with a toothbrush and warm water. Wear rubber gloves though, it's nasty stuff.

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. --Leonardo Da Vinci It's better to teach a child what you know than what you think.

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