11hamlin Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 How would you get a finish like the one on the car being straight metal. never tried it, but that car simply is sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Glenn, I saw it for the first time the other day. Great song and great video and certainly a great ride. To get a finish like that I would work with fine silver metallic and then use a darker shade to fog in some panels, give it a little variety of color around the edges. Then you can be subtle with the weathering. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11hamlin Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 Thanks,, I love that car. I dont think I got the chop skills to pull off the chop and sectioning, but if I can get it close.. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 One of our members built a VW Pickup and used bare metal foil on the bottom half, scuffed up and blackwashed. Looked very much like bare metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonFL Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Love ZZ Top! Great music with some really bad a$$ cars. I saw a build the other day by a new member on here, Rich, who did a 32 with the bare metal look and I think it turn out excellent. Here's the link, check it out. Hope that helps http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=64993 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I have flatted metalic silver ( I think it was BMW titanium silver ) it looked like a passable bare metal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ace-Garageguy Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) This might give you some ideas......a light gray primer (leave some very fine scratches or flaws to simulate metal-work), several coats of Testors buffing Aluminum metalizer, shot slick and buffed to a shine, then topped with silver-leaf Rub-N-Buff to un-even out the finish but keep shiny bare-metal looking. Then an uneven black wash 'til you get the look in Greg's 1:1 photo (a '33 or '34.) Edited October 17, 2012 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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