Bakster
oldermodelguy
I don't know this will work with alclad but I would try spraying everything the metal color. Coat the Ford letters with glycerin, paint the flat black. And wipe away the glycerin.Hopefully the metal color will stay on the letters. The good news is with black you don't need to have ten coats. I've used glycerin as a mask in the past. Also vasoline, though that was on chrome.
You could also do basically the same as above but brush in the black. You just need the right brush.
Hey Dave, that is an interesting idea. That would solve a lot of the problems I am facing. I will have to test it to make sure it doesn't affect the paint.
You guys are bringing good ideas to light.
I may have found a simple path through the emblem issue.
Below: The emblem was painted using a gold Sharpie marker. The simplicity of it is a cool thing. And, amazingly, the color match to Alcad is darn close.
The trick in keeping the finish consistent is to use the side of the marker, not the tip. Also-- it is important to not lift up on the marker until you cover the entire surface. I found that when you lift and start it creates a dimple. It is best to drag the marker around until you get the coverage. I learned this through repeated tries. Once I learned this,it was so easy.
The ink can handle a coat of lacquer clear but it must be through an airbrush. No issues. It does not work well trying to brush paint the clear. The ink falls apart.
This looks like the path I will go but-- as long as I am here-- I will try Daves method using glycerin. I am interested to see how well that will work.
BTW. This marker would have worked fantastic on the raised fender markings. Only, that is true to a point. The molding flattens out as you near the step. At that point, it becomes more of a freehand thing and that is where it would have gone south on me. The other thing is that clearance for the marker becomes an issue. So-- long story short--the way I did it was the best way for me. But--take out the two issues-- the marker would have been perfect.
Below: I have been working on the lanterns as well. I decided to diverge from how the kit has them. They have the sides of the lantern with clear glass, F1. Or, at least I think they want it clear on the sides. Not sure. They have a frame like it would be. The picture on the box does not show them mounted, so that was no help.
I am going with how this car has them. For the most part they are brass enclosures with the only opening being on it's front face.
Below:
1. Bare metal foil is used for the backdrop.
2. The circular reflector is a rhinestone I purchased from Michaels and that I mounted in reverse. The back side of them have a polished and reflective backing to them.
3. The red bulb is Evergreen rod cut to a short piece and shaped to a rounded edge. The piece painted with craft paint.
I am further along on these than this, but I have not imaged them yet. Still more work to do before being able to paint them. Basically, the clear parts are mounted, and I am filling gaps and such.
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