Best product for making hot metal appear "used"?

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Hello everyone, I am wondering what kind of product (or combination thereof) you guys use to make a hot metal surface appear “used”? For example, I am starting a UH-1 Huey, and want to make the engines look hot or used… You know, that dark soot-ish stained color with a little rainbow to it? Anybody follow me here?

Any help is GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks! Rudy

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I use paint, available at your local hobby shop. [;)]

Spray blue, brown, or dark gray in thin, translucent layers.

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I also do this with paint and airbrush. Depicting burnt chrome plating can be a real art, with areas of blue, red and yellow. Other metals are usually easier.

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Hi;

I usually use a rainbow of colors , metallics especially and red and blue . I apply all the colors wet and then use a brush and drag it through the layers of paint till I get the effect I need .The main thing is use a clean brush dipped in thinner and drag in the direction the exhaust would exit .

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I am more talking about over darker colors, like Afterburners, etc. Thanks for the tips guys, I’ll try it!! I can see chrome being a major PITA…

Thanks!

Rudy

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That effect is best done with ALCLAD metallic lacquers, They make specific colors for exactly that kind of thing, Look up ALCLAD on eBay and see your options. They’re pretty easy to use and look awesome.

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Thanks Karl! I have a bottle of Alclad to try soon…

Rudy

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Cheap eye makeup from THE DOLLAR STORE works. I have used it on truck exhaust systems. Like others i have also used multi layered transparent paints.

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Either airbrushing or drybrushing works over both light and dark colors. The airbrushing has to be very light, dialing paint flow or combined flow with a SA to just the lightest fog.

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Waynec, I will run this line by the wife. " Sweetie, going to the store for some makeup. Want anything? " I like it[:D] knox

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Use alclad clear blue or red.