Model Forum / General / Models / September 2006

    I just used some SnJ Spray Metal - gold flavor - on the exhausts of my
Trumpter Chinook.  It works just like their silver color, that is to say
very easy with fine results.  Just make sure your underlying resin or
plastic is squared-away as EVERY blemish will show...
    It's good stuff.

Frank Kranick

I have tried Polly "S" Metalline with success , it is an acrylic and gives a
good robust finish. It is the only acrylic metal finish that I have had any
sucess with.  SNJ and Alclad are also good products.  Don't know if the SNJ
and Polly S are still available but I found the Railway hobby shops quite
often stocked Poll;y S. ( must be good for rolling stock etc)
regards  jimboD

I've used Testors enamel Gold.  It brushes very nicely, but is a bit
thick when brushed.  However, I have airbrushed it and it works fine.
If airbrushed one can get a very fine coat, even to the point of
creating merely a gold patina.  Like all metallics, when I spray gold
and other metallic colors I swish the brush/container around every
minute or so.  I've never suffered a seperation problem.  When
airbrushing Testors enamel I always use THEIR own airbrush thinner.  I
clean up with regular paint thinner, however.

I don't recall having problems with spraying gold or silver.

Sounds like your problem is that you're using a paint which uses silver
powder and gold tinted clear.

Switch to a gold (brass) colored paint which uses gold (brass) colored
metallic powder and clear binder.  That way, there will be no
separation.

Testors and Floquil make such paints (as do most other manufacturers).
"Brass" or "gold" is the color.

And keep swishing the paint in the airbrush every few seconds to keep
it from separating.

Peteski