Need help with Airbrushing/Alclad for Chrome

[darthmilk]

Some background, Started with Krylon Gloss Black Polished and I tried using a gravity fed and a siphon. .8mm and .5mm. Ranging from 18psi to 30 psi.

I am trying to achieve the chrome similar to this:






When I was testing it at my friends how I was using abour 30 to 40 psi with a DA gravity fed but it wasted a lot of paint.






I think this is the best chrome but tbh I have no idea what I did to get here.


I have been reading that the siphon fed .8mm cheap airbrush is the best to use for alclad but when I use it at 15-18 psi it gets really foggy and grainy.




This is after buffing as well. What is the issue and how can I fix this? I tried spraying close and far from 1" to 3" and it still looks like this. These are using brand new airbrushes btw.

[Foxer]

Gregg has a thread on the main part of the board about using Alclad ... has some good tips! A biggie is to spray at an angle to the surface. Alclad wants to be a light coating .. if you put it on like paint, the shine will disappear. Also the smoother more shiny the black base, the better.

[peteski]

I would also not buff it. Alclad is a very delicate finish.

[Lunajammer]

15-18 psi seems light to me. Spitting might be the issue. I'd try upping that a little to atomize the paint more then control the paint flow at the brush. I've enjoyed good Alclad results from my single action Badger. 

Pretty cool costume. I recommend therpf.com if you're not there already.

Edited March 24, 2016 by Lunajammer

[CFMgarage]

^That. What Mike said. Up your pressure.