aurfalien Posted August 13, 2018 Posted August 13, 2018 Hello all, I'm in the last phases of my projects from the demon web pits (meaning a serious struggle). Curious about something; my Alclad Gunmetal looks to have a purple tint. In hopes of lightening it up a tad, I mixed Tamiya lacquer white with it which seemed to bring out the purple even more. Any thoughts on why the purple tint would be greatly appreciated? Do I need to mix it/shake it up better?... Thanks in advance.
peteski Posted August 13, 2018 Posted August 13, 2018 Mine has lots of purple too. I guess it is supposed to look almost black.
Exotics_Builder Posted August 13, 2018 Posted August 13, 2018 Per a definition, Gunmetal may actually refer to a shade of gray that has a bluish purple tinge.
aurfalien Posted August 14, 2018 Author Posted August 14, 2018 Hello and thank you sirs. Also got an email from Alclad which confirmed your thoughts/observations. They said that it can be cut down with there transparent medium to lighten it up a bit.
Snake45 Posted August 14, 2018 Posted August 14, 2018 On 8/12/2018 at 10:57 PM, Exotics_Builder said: Per a definition, Gunmetal may actually refer to a shade of gray that has a bluish purple tinge. "Gunmetal" is an extremely nebulous term with no precise meaning at all. What any maker calls "gunmetal" and what you think "gunmetal" should look like are probably two completely different things. And you can both be right or both be wrong. Come to think of it, "gunmetal" is completely useless as a term describing color.
BigTallDad Posted August 14, 2018 Posted August 14, 2018 Gun Blue is another term for the surface of a firearm. Go to a place that sells firearms and you'll "Re-Bluing" products.
Exotics_Builder Posted August 14, 2018 Posted August 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Snake45 said: "Gunmetal" is an extremely nebulous term with no precise meaning at all. What any maker calls "gunmetal" and what you think "gunmetal" should look like are probably two completely different things. And you can both be right or both be wrong. Come to think of it, "gunmetal" is completely useless as a term describing color. Exactly. The definition is quite nebulous. Some "gunmetal" I have seen is a very dark gray and but with a more "metallic" sheen than charcoal gray.
peteski Posted August 15, 2018 Posted August 15, 2018 Brian, I'm curious as to what you are planning on using this paint on.
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