What special preperation do i need to paint a natural metal finish. I am using model master buffing metilizers from a spray can. Also how far away should I hold the can to recive the best results.[:)]
Can’t help you here, because they don’t sell that stuff here. [V] I’m using Tamiya TS-17 Gloss Aluminium. They say you get better results if you undercoat with gloss black or something. What model are you building? Why not join the NMF Group build? [:D]
Make sure you have clean surface, sand away all scratches with various grits of sandpaper down to the finest you can buy. Then polish with a metal polish of some sort. then apply. Seal with future then decal seal again with future, weather then seal with a flat coat.
Why don’t you think about joining the NMF Group Build. You can post images as long as there not a finished model between now and Halloween. On Halloween you can post finished images of your model.
If your spraying with a can, hold the can 6 to 12 inches away and spray 2 or 3 light coats.
Sand with finer grits between coats if necessary to get rid of the “orange peel” effect. Your last coat will be a wet coat (just a little bit more purpose in your hand movements).
Thanks for the help[:D]
I think i got all the steps sand, polish, prime, apply several light coats, seal, apply decales, then seal again.
Thanks again for all your help
Nick
Hey Fisch90;
here’s how I do my NMF,
I first sand then polish (with Tooth Paste not GEL) and then I paint the areas that I filled with filler putty with gloss white ( this seals the filler and doesn’t look like a gritty area), then apply the metal coat, then polish to the shene I want then seal with future or with the sealer for the product, I use SNJ instead of Metalizer but they are about the same except the Testors brand has some non-buffable colors
Also the testors metallizers are much more fragile and have to be handled much more carefully than SnJ . Man I love SnJ
ok ive pulled a blank. snj???
joe
Yeah what is SnJ?
SnJ is a Aluminum based enamel. Very sturdy stuff when it comes to handeling and masking (never had it peel or lift). It also comes with a polishing powder -very finely ground aluminum.
It does have 2 draw backs, the polishing powder will get everywhere if your not careful and the paint is so thin, you’ll easily go through a bottle in a very short amount of time with your A/B.
thanks wibhi2, drew a blank as to what snj was.
joe
My favorite metallic is Alcad II. The paint is very durable. I first painted this airframe with Aluminum. Two days later, I masked different panels with drafting tape, and painted the Duraluminum & Dark Aluminum shades, all within an hour. No paint lifted anywhere. This paint is great stuff !
pix i think you could take any model w/ any paint and make it look fantastic.
joe
I would have to agree.
Never tried Alcad II - have heard excellant things about it tho.
The good thing about Snj and Alclad II is the “maskability”, oh yeah. When you use the powder on Snj it WILL get every where, but you gotta do it in a area away from every thing else, blow on it, and wipe it off places you don’t want it, but what a shine. You can even shine up the other brands with the powder. Shine 1/35 and larger machine guns too; all kinds of stuff. Buy both.
G.L.
For a rattle can spray, can’t really help you, since Iv’e never used that approach. If you have an AB, you really can’t do better than Alclad2. Only drawbacks are the priming requirements and the cost. At about $8.00 per bottle, I only use it sparingly. Other good alternatives are Floquil Old Silver and the non-buffing Aluminum from Model Master. Iv’e used SNJ in the past, but found it’s shelf life to be limited and the powder to be a bit messy. You can get good results, but no better than Alclad2. Don’t like the Model Master buffables as the finish is just not durable, even very low-tac masking will mar the surface, as will normal handling.
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