Brush painting over silver

[junkyardjeff]

Working on the 41 Lincoln I built over 40 years ago and for some reason painted the springs silver,since I did not want to take the wheels off the suspension I brush painted the springs black bit even after 40 years the silver was not stable.  What is with silver and possibly gold paints.

[Mark]

Not sure what (chemically) makes them different, but you might get better results using acrylic paint (no solvents to attack the silver).

[junkyardjeff]

I had to do multiple coats bit one would think after 40 years that silver paint would not do that.

[Sledsel]

Even handling after years the silver seems not cured (testors bottle silver)

[junkyardjeff]

It was Testors silver,I do not know what I was thinking back then but I used alot of it.

[peteski]

There was nothing to think about.
Back then we all used that never-drying Testors chrome silver, because that was basically all that was available for hobby paints for chrome-like color.  We all used it.