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Bare-Metal foil
Posted by retdfeuerwehr on Monday, January 27, 2014 1:18 PM

I've got an old resin kit of the German Mercedes-Benz G4 personnel car...there's a lot of chrome on it that I'll try to replicate with Bare-Metal foil - some of the parts are going to be a problem: is there a way to form the foil over a headlight body without any creases or folds?

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Posted by minimagneto on Monday, January 27, 2014 3:08 PM

Probably yes. I mean guys do entire airplanes with that stuff. It is likely you'll have to do it in two pieces.

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Posted by JimNTENN on Monday, January 27, 2014 5:03 PM

It would be tricky but you may have to try cutting it from the sheet in a way that will closely resemble the shape of the headlight when it is wrapped around the light, if that makes any sense. Minimagneto makes a good point. It might actually be easier to apply it in two pieces. It would also help the appearance if you attach it to where any seems are on the underside of the light. Either way, if you're careful about how you attach it and burnish it down real good so it lays flat and there are no wrinkles it will be difficult to see any seams. You might want to try the auto forum. There's bound to be someone over there that uses that stuff a lot on model cars and trucks that could tell you exactly how to apply it in your case.

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:58 AM

I wouldn't try to avoid seams. BMF is so thin the seams look fine- barely noticable. I would  cut a ring, then slice an opening in the ring to allow it to go slightly cone-shaped.  Two pieces is fine too, since good seams are easy to make.

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