Wrinkles

[landman]

How would one go about reproducing the texture on the intakes parts here. They look like the wrinkle finish on some Ferrari engines and on some Hemi valve covers. real wrinkle paint is off scale. Perhaps

[BigTallDad]

Have you ever worked with Pearl X? A silver Pearl X in a flat grey might work.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Yes, real wrinkle paint will be totally out of scale.

Duplicolor makes several metallic blacks. At least one is a Toyota OEM color. Shot dry to give a very slight surface texture might also provide a good illusion...or shot wet and slick, then dull-coated.

[gtx6970]

shoot a semi wet coat. ,,,wait a few minutes ,,basically just enough to let the paint flash off and not absorb the next coats,,,, then a couple short light bursts from a pretty good distance away so its nearly dry when it hits the subject at hand . but the base coat is still wet enough that these short bursts stick to it yet dry enough that it doesn't allow the paint to level out ( your basically trying to intentionally produce over spray )

Might take a few tests on scrap plastics first to get it down with timing

[Daddyfink]

Well, orange peel is caused by shooting paint too far from the surface, maybe try that. 

[Harry P.]

In 1/25 scale, the wrinkle finish on the parts in the photo would be basically invisible.

[landman]

Looking at it again, it could very well be a metallic instead of wrinkle. the "mottled" kind of metallic.

[espo]

Rust-Oleum Textured paint comes in black or white that I know of but other colors may be available. It dries to a fine textured finish that may look very close. I have also used it for vinyl roofs.   

[StevenGuthmiller]

You could always try shooting straight automotive lacquer over bare plastic.

This is one circumstance where lacquer's tendency to "craze" plastic may come in handy.

 

Steve

[Snake45]

I don't think it's wrinkle finish. Look at how that breather or whatever it is is reflected. I've never seen wrinkle paint do that. Has anyone else?

I think it's black or a dark gray with a heavy "flake" type element to it, and pretty shiny, too.

I think Testor has a black metalflake in their line that might give you the look you want.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I don't think it's wrinkle finish. Look at how that breather or whatever it is is reflected. I've never seen wrinkle paint do that. Has anyone else?

I think it's black or a dark gray with a heavy "flake" type element to it, and pretty shiny, too.

I think Testor has a black metalflake in their line that might give you the look you want.

I had exactly the same thoughts.

It COULD be wrinkle-paint buried in clear. I've seen equally missing-the-whole-point "restoration" work done more than a few times. 

BUT...wrinkle paint in photos can actually look kinda like the original post too, appearing to be more reflective that it really is. It depends on your mind's interpretation of the image.

        

 

Edited November 7, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[mole53]

How about modelmasters interior paint, it has a sandlike texture.

[landman]

I found a dark metallic gunmetal that comes close in appearance if not in texture. . Thanks for all the suggestions.

[crazyjim]

That's NOT a wrinkle finish.  I believe it's called a hammer finish and I've seen 1:1 rattle cans that will do that particular look.

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

That's NOT a wrinkle finish.  I believe it's called a hammer finish and I've seen 1:1 rattle cans that will do that particular look.

I disagree (but I CAN be wrong). I use a lot of both products in my big-car work. 

A "hammered finish" is essentially a forced fisheye effect. It looks like this in full scale.

NOTE: I TOOK THE ORIGINAL FULL-SIZED IMAGE DOWN. IT HAD DEGRADED AND NO LONGER LOOKED CORRECT. POSSIBLY SOME PROBLEM RELATED TO HOT-LINKING TO ANOTHER SITE. I'M LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT.

HERE'S ONE.

The appearance is somewhat similar but also quite different from wrinkle paint.   

Edited November 7, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy