Colour washing a 57 chevy's front grille

[Haubenschild]

The front grille on a 57 bel air is gold and I am just wondering if I should blackwash the grille then goldwash , or if i should go straight to goldwashing

Edited January 21, 2012 by Haubenschild

[BOSWELL891]

I would gold wash first because if you black wash first the gold wash would cover up the black

[Guest]

Yes,blackwash first,then dry brush the gold.

[espo]

I have had the best luck painting the grill with Tamiya X-12 Gold Leaf. After 24 hours you can "black wash" with either The Deailer Black-it-out, or thin some Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black.