How do you paint those badges when you have a kit that doesn't supply decals? This seems to happen with older kits, and even some of the newer ones, although most manufacturers seem now to have got the message and supply decals. Here's a technique that works for me and may be of help although I appreciate that we all have our own methods.
1. mask the badge accurately, before spraying, with bare metal foil.
2. remove BMF and complete paint polish etc.
3. replace badge with chrome BMF and be sure to highlight
the details (use a cocktail stick that has been sanded down)
4. 'set' the BMF with two coats of Klear (or Future depending on where you are). This will harden it and make it permanent as BMF in small pieces tends to not stick too well.
5. use WATER colours to paint the background of the badge - from a kiddies paint pallet. You can wash it off it you mess up,
clean details with a cocktail stick and it is not permanent - yet!
6. Polish raised details with a cotton bud (Q-tip?). Any raised details that are gold (some badges are chrome and gold) paint with clear orange (the type used for lenses).
7. 'set' the water colour again with Klear but don't brush it out (flood) - this after any orange/gold has dried.
8. Let the badge dry and apply a dollop of Clearfix and leave over night. This may shrink and if it does apply another dollop until the badge looks like an enamel one.
I don't mean to 'teach my Grandmother to suck eggs' here but this works for me and I thought it may be of use to someone.
I'm sure there are better methods! Regards - Martin
Martin
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