landman Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 How does one achieve the scaling (peeling) effect in the photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandboarder Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Paint silver, chipping medium, paint black and then chip. There are many ways to achieve that effect. Use can you water and salt, you can hand paint the chips. It all depends on what you want to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell48098 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I don't have pics, but in the past I used rubber cement dabbed onto the surface of the base color where I wanted large chunks of be exposed after the top coats were applied. A.J. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 A cheap (or likely free, if you have a wife or girlfriend) alternative to that chipping medium is regular hairspray. Shoot the 'base' color first (in this case, the metal tone. Then, once it's good and dry, shoot hairspray and let THAT dry. Then, paint your top color (that dark gray / black in this case). Then, using a toothpick, a brush, or whatever else you have to hand and some water, gentlypick at the paint. The water will dissolve the hairspray (which has to be water soluble, or you'd never be able to wash it out of your hair), loosening up the paint on top in a controllable way so you can add chips, scratches, or achieve that 'scaling' look. Simple! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 48 minutes ago, CabDriver said: A cheap (or likely free, if you have a wife or girlfriend) alternative to that chipping medium is regular hairspray. Shoot the 'base' color first (in this case, the metal tone. Then, once it's good and dry, shoot hairspray and let THAT dry. Then, paint your top color (that dark gray / black in this case). Then, using a toothpick, a brush, or whatever else you have to hand and some water, gentlypick at the paint. The water will dissolve the hairspray (which has to be water soluble, or you'd never be able to wash it out of your hair), loosening up the paint on top in a controllable way so you can add chips, scratches, or achieve that 'scaling' look. Simple! Does this method work with enamels or does it have to be acrylics to allow the water to soften it to reach the hairspray? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 41 minutes ago, redneckrigger said: Does this method work with enamels or does it have to be acrylics to allow the water to soften it to reach the hairspray? Thank you! Acrylics, I THINK - never tried with enamels or lacquers, in honestly… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, redneckrigger said: Does this method work with enamels or does it have to be acrylics to allow the water to soften it to reach the hairspray? Thank you! No, acrylics only. Enamel paints will not allow water to penetrate to allow it to soften the hairspray. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I didn't know people still used hair spray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Without hairspray, television talking head hair wouldn't exist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Pat, many ways to do this. Here's mine. I brush a coat of mixed Tamiya silver and flat gray to achieve the dull metallic underside I coat it with the desired color, usually with Vallejo acrylics. Light sanding with 400 grit dry, carefully as the paint goes off easily. Add brown/mud color washes. Optional, but not done on this pic, you can add little spots of rust using the Vallejo...Rust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandboarder Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 21 hours ago, CabDriver said: Acrylics, I THINK - never tried with enamels or lacquers, in honestly… Salt and a toothpick works with lacquer paints Chip away the salt with a toothpick, soak the body in warm water to dissolve an remaining exposed salt. I added some bright rust afterwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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