BARE METAL FOIL

[Phildaupho]

I bought some Bare-Metal-Foil Chrome this week and it appears it has changed. The back side of the foil is now a brass colour and in certain light the top surface seems to have a yellowish glow. So far, the only place the brass back side has been an issue for me is doing windshield and back window trim with the inside looking like brass. 

This is a photo of the back side. The  foil on the right is the new stuff

This is the top side with the new stuff on the right

 

[TransAmMike]

Is it the Ultra-Bright version??  Having both, I second  what previous posters said, the Ultra-Bright not so good as compared to the original.

[Phildaupho]

12 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

Is it the Ultra-Bright version??  Having both, I second  what previous posters said, the Ultra-Bright not so good as compared to the original.

No this is regular chrome. It applies just as usual  - conforming well to irregularities and stays stuck. I was not impressed with the ultra bright except for absolutely flat surfaces.

[peteski]

In those photos, the top side of both looks quite similar (or do I dare say "identical") as far as the color goes.  The original Chrome BMF is some sort of low-melting-point alloy (not just another aluminum foil), and that is the secret that makes it so pliable.  To me it always had a slightly yellowish hue.

Interesting about the yellow color adhesive.  Also stange is that one of my model club members mentioned that his newly purchased sheet of regular chrome BMF had black color adhesive!  This was about a year ago,  before the pandemic, and since we don't have physical meetings, I was not able to see it in-person.

Maybe BMF is trying different adhesives?

Edited January 28, 2021 by peteski