Bruce Poage Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 The current project is a box stock '58 T-Bird. This has always been a favorite of mine as I was only 14 when I checked out a brand new one in a dealers show room!! Of course there is lots of chrome! It seems that I have seen info regarding builders spraing a matte or satin clear on all of the chrome to make it appear more realistic. What are the collective thoughts of this group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 hmm i never tried it , sounds interesting .. but ... for me most kit chrome looks too unrealistic and betetr said very rough .. i mean the moldlines are often there and for me personally respraying it always looks better now and this is a shame in holland we have like diy markets called gamma and they sell silver spray cans .. in holland moddelers call that can gamma chrome , because when you spray it on your modelparts it just looks like chrome , maybe a bit ess shiney but i love the look alcad always looks great as well but as for the matter of clearing chrome i would just try it out .. i think clearing it high gloss only would add some depth and maybe a more shiney surface when light hits it , the more matte clear would maybe tone down the kit chrome a bit and i think that maybe would make it more realistic just a csse of trying it out i guess i sprayed this with the silver spraycan i talked about the whole engine got a base coat of that as well here is a good shot when some light hits it , dont mind that body that was the first rough weathering of flyrust , needed to be toned down a lot on this pic the grille shell got some more grey layers so dont mind that , on the engine and blower thats the silver spraycan also works greaton small details , just spray it in a bowl and i use wooden pics and put it on with the tip and for instance on a rim now i realize irl chrome reflects more but i find on models this just looks awsome and its real scheap , sprays great and flows awsome maybe you can try a spraycan silvergray semi gloss form a store neir you ? sure alcad and other paints give even nicer results but i find the stuff i use very good and cheap some might want a more chrome look reflection wise ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 thats cool Richard i dont think i have ever heard anything good about the gamma...i know they never had what i needed always ended up having to go to the formido instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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