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maiesm72@netscape.com - 27 Jan 2008 07:50 GMT
Anybody ever use Rust-Oleum Metalic Silver in the spray can for a
plastic model?It's nice shiny silver that I'm experimenting with on a
paint mule. It doesn't attack the plastic, either bare or with a black
undercoat. Dries quickly and it takes Future, Next I'm trying a flat
coat to see if it's ok for silver doped fabric.Tonight I'm applying
some scrap decals. Dullcoat tomorrow to see if there us any
problems.I'll try Krylon, too, as recent posts indicate that it's
good, too.Tom
dancho - 31 Jan 2008 02:21 GMT
> Anybody ever use Rust-Oleum Metalic Silver in the spray can for a
> plastic model?It's nice shiny silver that I'm experimenting with on a
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> problems.I'll try Krylon, too, as recent posts indicate that it's
> good, too.Tom

Keep us posted on this.  Very interesting.
maiesm72@netscape.com - 31 Jan 2008 07:43 GMT
On Jan 30, 6:21 pm, dancho <simonbalist...@yahoo.com> wrote:>
maies...@netscape.com wrote:> > Anybody ever use Rust-Oleum Metalic
Silver in the spray can for a> > plastic model?It's nice shiny silver
that I'm experimenting with on a> > paint mule. It doesn't attack the
plastic, either bare or with a black> > undercoat. Dries quickly and
it takes Future, Next I'm trying a flat> > coat to see if it's ok for
silver doped fabric.Tonight I'm applying> > some scrap decals.
Dullcoat tomorrow to see if there us any> > problems.I'll try Krylon,
too, as recent posts indicate that it's> > good, too.Tom> > Keep us
posted on this.  Very interesting.With a flat black undercoat and
applying coats of Rust-Oleum as a mist from about twelve inches away
things turned out really nice. The finished paint made the old Hawk
kit look like polished silver. Probably would have been even more
shiny if I had used gloss black underneath. Next came a thin coat of
Testors Gloss Coat, decals , Testors Dullcote. Masked all of the
struts and polished areas, taking the mask off now. So far, so good.
Tom
Don Stauffer in Minnesota - 31 Jan 2008 14:45 GMT
On Jan 31, 1:43 am, "maies...@netscape.com" <maies...@netscape.com>
wrote:
> On Jan 30, 6:21 pm, dancho <simonbalist...@yahoo.com> wrote:>maies...@netscape.com wrote:> > Anybody ever use Rust-Oleum Metalic
>
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> struts and polished areas, taking the mask off now. So far, so good.
> Tom

Aluminum doped fabric is not dead flat, it is sort of semi-gloss.
Also, many folks who left fabric planes in aluminum color did put a
coat of clear dope over the aluminum.  Those would be glossier yet.

I am about to build the Revell Ryan NYP, so am really looking for a
good way to finish it, and also have the cowling look different. I am
considering Alclad on the cowl with silver paint on rest of exterior.
maiesm72@netscape.com - 31 Jan 2008 19:26 GMT
On Jan 31, 6:45 am, Don Stauffer in Minnesota <stauf...@usfamily.net>
wrote:> On Jan 31, 1:43 am, "maies...@netscape.com"
<maies...@netscape.com>> wrote:> > > > > > > On Jan 30, 6:21 pm,
dancho <simonbalist...@yahoo.com> wrote:>maies...@netscape.com wrote:>
> Anybody ever use Rust-Oleum Metalic> > > Silver in the spray can for
a> > plastic model?It's nice shiny silver> > that I'm experimenting
with on a> > paint mule. It doesn't attack the> > plastic, either bare
or with a black> > undercoat. Dries quickly and> > it takes Future,
Next I'm trying a flat> > coat to see if it's ok for> > silver doped
fabric.Tonight I'm applying> > some scrap decals.> > Dullcoat tomorrow
to see if there us any> > problems.I'll try Krylon,> > too, as recent
posts indicate that it's> > good, too.Tom> > Keep us> > posted on
this.  Very interesting.With a flat black undercoat and> > applying
coats of Rust-Oleum as a mist from about twelve inches away> > things
turned out really nice. The finished paint made the old Hawk> > kit
look like polished silver. Probably would have been even more> > shiny
if I had used gloss black underneath. Next came a thin coat of> >
Testors Gloss Coat, decals , Testors Dullcote. Masked all of the> >
struts and polished areas, taking the mask off now. So far, so good.>
> Tom> > Aluminum doped fabric is not dead flat, it is sort of semi-
gloss.> Also, many folks who left fabric planes in aluminum color did
put a> coat of clear dope over the aluminum.  Those would be glossier
yet.> > I am about to build the Revell Ryan NYP, so am really looking
for a> good way to finish it, and also have the cowling look
different. I am> considering Alclad on the cowl with silver paint on
rest of exterior.- Hide quoted text -> > - Show quoted text -The thin
coat of Testors Dullcoat did achieve a sort of semi-gloss over the
Glosscoat/Rust-Oleum Metallic Silver. The original silver with
losscoat for the metal parts retained it's high gloss sheen.Tom
 
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