Scale carbon fiber

[Kaleb]

I know there are a ton of techniques out there, before this gets moved to a post I've looked at please read.

Has anyone tried any new techniques that they haven't posted? I don't want to buy a $11 sheet when I need more than one. I've been all over youtube and google.

[LDO]

I once read about using screen as a mask. Spray some black, lay down some fine screen, then spray the other color.

If your internet search didn't get good results, try better search terms. I used "painting fake carbon fiber" and got lots of hits. Add "scale" or "model" to narrow it down. Kinda like thread titles.

Edited February 2, 2014 by LDO

[Kaleb]

That's what I put, just about everything I found was for the kitchen cabinet liner. One thing was for mesh cloth.

[Chillyb1]

I'm afraid you are hunting a unicorn. Nothing comes even close to what you get with decals, and the decals come in so many varieties, that it appears that modelers have given up trying to find an alternative. I'll be interested to see if anyone chimes in with a new, different, and viable technique.

[SwifTNutz]

I found this article while doing research. There's a section on replicating carbon fiber.

http://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/feature.php?article-id=30#.Uu93KUQo7qC

[Kaleb]

That's getting close there, I think I have found some material at walmart that may work. Thank you justin, that confirms the other part that I watched.

[Quick GMC]

I have seen some amazing carbon fiber done by spraying black or gunmetal, then covering with women's pay hose and spraying a metallic silver

[Kaleb]

You know I didn't think of that.

[Chillyb1]

Any luck with this pursuit?

[Matt Bacon]

These pieces were all done using a black base over-sprayed with Zero Paints "Graphite Grey" through some fine mesh bought from the sewing+materials department of the local store. I've also used ribbon from an Easter egg -- any flexible mesh will do. You can vary the sizes a little, and for variety, sometimes lay down the graphite as the base and overspray with black. It's easy, quick, and allows you to spray all kinds of complex shapes much more easily than getting decal to lay down over them. The mesh technique also comes in handy if you need to replicate the technical fabric of a superhero's suit:

;-P

bestest,

M.

[Kennyboy]

This was done by spraying the seatback with matte black and then stretching a piece of silk sheer material over it and spraying metallic gray thru the material.

-Ken

Edited August 6, 2014 by Kennyboy

[Chillyb1]

Matt and Ken, both of your results are better than any others I've seen obtained using this method.

What are you using for clear?