Monty Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 Is it available anywhere here in the US? If so, could you provide a link? If not, do you have a link to an easy-to-use Japanese site? RE Japan: Is everything back under control there (are orders shipping like they were before the storm?)
scalenut Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 Isn't it just super fine graphite powder? ... I wonder if it could be made in a homebrew fashion.
LAone Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 this thing is just as hard as trying to find a............well, it's just hard. it sells out as soon as it hits the sites. i know a guy that lives in japan and he cant even find it.. i have been trying for years to get some and when ever i do find it, i dont have the money for it!! anyways, good luck finding it.
Monty Posted August 29, 2011 Author Posted August 29, 2011 Anybody remember the actual name of the stuff?
Harry P. Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 From what I've seen/read, it's not really all that good a depiction of "chrome." Alclad does a better job and is easily available.
Monty Posted August 29, 2011 Author Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) From what I've seen/read, it's not really all that good a depiction of "chrome." Alclad does a better job and is easily available. Well... I just Googled the name and found this from our very own forum a couple months ago. Some of the pics look pretty convincing http://www.modelcars...showtopic=28780 but Mark seems to be saying otherwise in his post above. Mark, if ya get a chance can ya post a pic or two of how it turned out for you? Edited August 29, 2011 by Monty
XJ6 Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 From what I've seen/read, it's not really all that good a depiction of "chrome." Alclad does a better job and is easily available. I totally agree...had a guy from our Model Club bring some in and show us how it worked...indeed the product works well...but Alclad is much better With the Kosutte Gin San you must rub the product for the shine to appear...this can be hard if not in possible to do so in fine crevice areas..such as Grills..and the like....Anyway just my thought...Cheers...
Tonioseven Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) I have a jar of the stuff; here's how it turned out for me on a project... All plated parts were stripped and were painted gloss black then treated with the Kosutte Gin San. I dig the appearance but it's definitely not chrome. Edited August 30, 2011 by Tonioseven
Gray Smith Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 From what i've read on the Gin San is that you can apply it over white and it gives a very light finish chrome, apply it over gray its medium chrome-ish and over black gives it the dark chrome look. I've got a jar of it too and so far i've only used it over some semi gloss black on a Nismo Z muffler..I love it...I plan to use it a lot more.. Gray
crazyjim Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 The process I've used is Testors gloss enamel over Plasticote grey primer (T235), and then a makeup applicator to apply the Gin San. Wear gloves and turn off any fans. The stuff is very, very fine and can make a mess real quick. The Gin San doesn't give a chrome "chrome" appearance. It will never replace Alclad.
Guest Gramps-xrds Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 Isn't it just super fine graphite powder? ... I wonder if it could be made in a homebrew fashion. It's not graphite, it's powdered aluminum and if done right it will give you a shinny polished metal appearance. I have some powdered aluminum I used when I did sign painting. ( It was a lot cheaper than what their charging) It's called Leafing powder or bronzing powder and you can get it in aluminum, different gold colors, copper and bronze colors. I was able to get a chrome like finish on lettering, but like any polished metal, after some time it will dull and just look like unpolished aluminum. It's fun ta play with with but that's about all.
Darin Bastedo Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 In Model cars magazine a few issues ago they did a review of the stuff and it seems it's a really fragile finish that comes off with skin oil, and cannot be overcoated. I'll stick to alclad
tabsscale1 Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 So Basicly this stuff is the same as SnJ Powders You can get a chrome like finish with it as well painted over a gloss black. I have Aluminum and have used it on some parts to get a chrome finish and I liked it just as well as Alclad. It just is a little messy. You can take a buffing wheel on your dremel and get a shinier finish as well.
Aaronw Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 Hawkeye's Hobbies has SNJ polishing powders, the aluminium sounds like the same stuff you guys are talking about. Hawkeye's is located in Wisconsin so no international customs or tsunami issues. He has some other flavors too for other metal finishes, gold, steel etc, plus both acrylic and enamal metallic paints similar to Alclad. I've used his SNJ powder on aircraft models and it does a nice job of replicating a bare aluminium finish. http://www.hawkeyeshobbies.com/
fumi Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Rainbow Ten is having it in stock for 1350 yen per package right now. http://www.rainbowten.co.jp/R10/R10gelinktool.html Search for gin.
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