discussion Tips on silver/metal finish using a brush?

[Guest]

morning all

right i have come to the conclusion that i will have a go at my Sabre will a rattle can primer and a metal finish silver also from a rattle can.

mainly because I found a unopened can of both in a house move so will test them and see if they haven't gone off.

anyone got any useful and easy to follow tips for an absolute novice and his 7 year old apprentice on how best to go at this.

cheers Paul

 

[yak face]

Sounds the easiest to me Paul . Ive done a lot of silver finishes using just this method. the best advice I can give is use short bursts of the aerosol , make sure youve got plenty of ventilation and a couple of masks ,and have a practice first. If youre too close it will be too thick and wet and will run , too far away and it will dry before it hits the model and result in a grainy finish, just have a bit of a play first, I'm sure youll quickly get the hang of it. cheers tony

 

[Guest]

Tony's spot on, nice short bursts, start spraying to one side of the model and sweep the spray across it, don't stop spraying until you are past it. Have a practice on a plastic bottle. A few thin coats are better than one drippy thick one. If you have problems you can get a reasonable finish with a brush. Here's one I am in the process of doing. I used a one centimetre flat brush and thinned the paint until it was like milk. The front panels are silver with a little drop of black in the mix and the fabric on the wings and fuselage are aluminum with a drop of white added. I did about 4 coats of each. Don't go back over what you've done and its fine, it will look blotchy at first bu t comes up ok.

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