Chrome parts touch-up

AFAIK, there is nothing that will do that for you.

Best procedure is too strip the chrome and redo it with something like Alclad II, SNJ powder, Bare Metal Foil or similar.

IMO, most of the kit supplied chrome parts are horrible and will make your kit look more like a toy if used as supplied.

Being a Biker I also prefer polished aluminum parts over chromed parts.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Model Museum IMO, most of the kit supplied chrome parts are horrible and will make your kit look more like a toy if used as supplied.

Yeah, not to mention the 1/4" attachment points that become bare plastic once removed from the sprue.
Thanks for the suggestions .

Amen to that!
But if you have no options but to use the supplied chrome...do the touch up with a tiny piece of BMF ripped loose, not cutting a piece. In this way it will get almost invisible when applied. The best paint to do touch up with is IMO Modelmasters Chrome silver. But then again, stripping of the whole thing smoothing it out and put on Alclad chrome is the ultimate solution if you can't send the stuff away and have it re-chromed.

Niclas

I have had pretty good luck with the BMF and/or Model Master Chrome Silver paint ... but, being very careful in clipping, cutting or sawing the chrome part off the sprue in the first place can often go a long way in reducing the areas that need to be touched up.

I really like it when the kit designer has attached the chromed parts onto the sprue with an "out of sight" attachment point ... that's nice ...

Agreed that Alclad has to be the best option. There are however two versions of the bmf and the super bright chrome often matches better than the normal chrome. I always find that with bmf the secret is to sand very carefully the area over which you put it (at least to 4000 grit micromesh) so as to blend it in and also try and use a bit of common sense. For instance on a screen upright it is better to cover the complete upright than just add a blob half way down etc etc.
In the end though there's no substitute for doing the complete part.
Martin

p.s. 'I really like it when the kit designer has attached the chromed parts onto the sprue with an "out of sight" attachment point ... that's nice ... '
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Who does that????? I'll have to get one of their kits although I've never seen one yet!