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Posted by lewbud
on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:09 PM
Teejay, Like I said in my previous post, Bare Metal Foil is an extremely thin adhesive backed foil that you peel and stick to the model. How to apply-cut a piece longer and wider than the trim you're trying to cover. Peel the backing material off and apply it to the model. Make sure there are no dust particles or hairs or anything on the surface of the model as the BMF will make these stand out like a sore thumb (a quick wipe with lint free cloth dipped in alcohol will take care of this). Once you have the BMF in place, burnish it down with a qtip. Take a NEW #11 blade and lightly follow the edges of the trim. Did I say use a NEW #11 blade? If I didn't, make sure you use a NEW #11 blade. Go slow, the BMF is extremely thin and if a NEW #11 blade isn't used, it will tear leaving a ragged edge or worse (also you don't want the blade to skip across you're newly painted surface). Continue around the frame until you're done. Once you've finished, burnish everything down again and the place where the pieces overlap will virtually disappear. As to chrome paint, what are you trying to do? Testors used to make a "chrome" paint, but it wasn't chrome like at all. Alclad makes a chrome paint that is airbrushed over a gloss black base at a low pressure. I've never used it, but I've seen it done well and it looks more realistic than the chrome plated plastic that comes with the kit. Like everything it takes a bit of practice from what I understand. One thing I've seen done in the magazines is that some will take a Sharpie and blacken the edge of their NEW #11 blade so they can see it against the BMF. Hope this helps.
Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.
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