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Don't know whether this is an auto discussion or a painting discussion. I'm usually an armor diorama guy, but I have an idea on an auto scene I want to try. The chrome parts on the sprue in the kit look really fake. What can I do to make these parts look more presentable? Is there a paint finish I can use to make it look more like a chrome finish?
Foil and Alclad paints come to mind for a better chrome finish.
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Soak the chrome parts in Clorox and after a few minutes the chrome will be dissolved. Next rinse with water and dry the parts, then shoot gloss black enamel and set aside overnight. I use Testors gloss black enamel in the small square bottle. The black paint needs to be smooth as glass in order to get a realistic chrome finish. Then shoot Alclad Chrome in very light coats. The trick is to not completely cover the black but letting a hint of the black come thru giving it depth.
Using this method with Alclad will produce a very realistic chrome finish.
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I have been using Molotow liquid chrome refill that I spray though an airbrush and it works really well. I have also used Alclad Chrome but it has sweet spot and particular spray method that you need to use to get a good finish.
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plasticjunkie Soak the chrome parts in Clorox and after a few minutes the chrome will be dissolved. Next rinse with water and dry the parts, then shoot gloss black enamel and set aside overnight.
Soak the chrome parts in Clorox and after a few minutes the chrome will be dissolved. Next rinse with water and dry the parts, then shoot gloss black enamel and set aside overnight.
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Thanks everyone for the coments. Clorox and I don't play well together but I'll get my hazmat suit on and give it a try. Thanks for the tips.
Oven cleaner such as Easy Off also removes chrome very well. I put the parts in a zip top bag and spray the cleaner inside and seal it. An hour or two later there's no more chrome. Afetr a good wash and the Alclad method as described above you're good to go.
Oh man, that would be so much better for me. I can't take the smell of Clorox. Must just be me, nobody else I know is bothered as much by the smell. Thanks for the tip.
I have had good luck spraying right over kit chromed parts with a good primer, then a gloss black, then polished aluminum alclad. Not much difference between chrome and a good polished aluminum. I use the latter because I also do a lot of aluminum airplanes.
Indeed, there is a sweet spot. You must put on just the right amount. Too little and while it has a beautiful sheen, it looks too dark. Too much and the sheen goes away, and it takes on a matt sheen. To put on the right amount I dial the paint flow way back on my SA airbrush, and build it up very slowly. I find an SA brush better because it is going on at a controlled rate- my airbrush finger isn't that steady.
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