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OldEastRR

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Best Silver Paint Look: acrylic or enamel?
« on: September 26, 2013, 07:27:04 PM »
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I've shied aay from air-spray painting anything silver about my whole life, but now I'm doing a project of DB fan housing removal from silver E units, so the new panel has to match the smooth finish of the factory paint job. So what is the better paint for this?
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Re: Best Silver Paint Look: acrylic or enamel?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2013, 07:32:51 PM »
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Scalecoat II solvent-based silver is great.


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Re: Best Silver Paint Look: acrylic or enamel?
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2013, 11:49:05 PM »
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I've painted a couple of water pumps for 1/24th scale firetrucks with Model Master Acryl Silver and it worked well. Very, very little grain look.
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Re: Best Silver Paint Look: acrylic or enamel?
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2013, 12:07:08 AM »
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I have also used Testor's MM Acryl silver with good results. I miss Floquil's bright silver. Man that was the best!
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Re: Best Silver Paint Look: acrylic or enamel?
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2013, 09:32:35 AM »
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Tamiya AS-12 is great for natural metal finishes.

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Re: Best Silver Paint Look: acrylic or enamel?
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2013, 05:58:40 PM »
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I suspect that you will get about a dozen different paints mentioned.  Everybody has their favorites. I'm not sure why you avoided airburshing silver - it is not different than any other paint.  If you can put down an even and wet coat of any paint, you will have no problem with silver (that is how I paint).

To add to the options, I use Accupaint silver paint. Since the TruColor paints are supposed to be just like Accupaint, I would recommend that. But I haven't tried it yet (since I still have plenty of Accupaint silver left).

I have also used Floquil bright and old silver, along with platinum mist. All work well. I have also used Scalecoat II silver, and Testors flat silver (aluminum),  and "chrome" silver. These also work well, but the Chrome Silver never fully dries (remains soft).

Since I also build automotive models, I use all sorts of Alclad II metallic paints. These are also work very well.

How's that for choices?   :D
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