59 Impala Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 I need some help on making a couple of mufflers look old but not falling apart. I rusted the chassis on the 57 150 and rusted the exhausts and need to make the mufflers look old. I have no clue on how to do this. The mufflers are painted with Testors Aluminum. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf15 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 (edited) Dan, Try pastel chalks. You can either rub it in with a piece of t shirt or a stiff brush . You'll have much more control doing it this way. You can also shoot them with Testors chrome , and then lightly shoot aluminum metallizer over it . The metallizer will fracture the chrome . Can't get a more realistic appearance then that ! Edited March 14, 2010 by LoneWolf15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share Posted March 15, 2010 Thanks Donn, the only problem is, I already painted them the Aluminum and they are installed on the car. Will this still work if I brush over what I've already done? Dan P.S. I still like your 57 that I saw at our convention last year. The Blue one. I really enjoyed our little talk we had there also. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdonm Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I use Dullcote or various flat and semi-flat clears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf15 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Thanks Donn, the only problem is, I already painted them the Aluminum and they are installed on the car. Will this still work if I brush over what I've already done? Dan Yes! You can brush the chalks on without a problem , scrub it up in place ! P.S. I still like your 57 that I saw at our convention last year. The Blue one. I really enjoyed our little talk we had there also. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Thanks Donn, I'll give that a try. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryvr12 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I had this problem a while back. I was told just to wrap in steel wool and soak in water. The steel wool would rust and stick to the aluminum. Not sure if it worked though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Impala Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 (edited) I had this problem a while back. I was told just to wrap in steel wool and soak in water. The steel wool would rust and stick to the aluminum. Not sure if it worked though. Now that's somethin new. I just might give that a try on the next one that I do. Thanks Zack Dan Edited April 7, 2010 by 59 Chevy Impala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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