peekay Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm detailing an X-EL 59 Chrysler and just polishing the body rather than painting it. So I can't use the "foil-before-paint" method on the fine New Yorker script, as I normally would. At 63 I can no longer see well enough or keep my hand steady enough to dry-brush the script nicely in silver, let alone foil it. So I came up with this idea: Essentially, I mask the script with BMF. I apply a piece of foil to the script and burnish down well, as I normally would. Then, using a 4000 grit polishing cloth, I carefully sand until only the raised lettering is exposed - ie, the plastic shows through the foil. This might take a little while but resist the temptation to use a rougher grit. I then dry-brush the script silver, not worrying too much about accuracy. When the paint is dry I remove the foil. Tiny pieces, eg inside the letter "o", must be carefully removed with a sharpened toothpick. You need to apply a big enough piece of foil to protect the surrounding area - polishing BMF makes a black mess than can be difficult to remove.. You need to burnish down carefully into all crevices or the paint will leak through. Dry-brush, don't apply more paint than necessary. Try it on an old body first, as I did, but it worked first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kucaba Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 You could try a "tampo print " style of painting by applying an acrylic silver (or whatever color) to some soft rubber and tamp that on the script. Various art gum erasers as a medium to apply the paint to, and then to the model might work and of course some trial and error might be needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 good stuff, thanks for the post peekay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastardo Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Great tip, Peter! I'm sure this will come handy at some point =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Thanks Peter for that handy tip!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 That's an excellent suggestion! Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Good alternative idea! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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