Brush Painting Aluminum/Chrome Details inside Lexan - First Attempt

[GreenBar0n]

Got some Alclad II Chrome for Lexan to try on this project.


Tamiya X-11 brush paint is what is currently on the body.


The back of the Alclad Chrome can says: 4. Back Chrome with Water Based black.


Didn't think Tamiya PS-5 was water based, so I tried it first on a scrap behind the Alclad.


The PS-5 didn't bubble or discolor the Alclad.


Not sure I like the Alclad better than X-11.


Need to figure this out. Thinking about leaving the grills X-11, and making the bumpers Alclad.

[XLR8]

Have you considered using chrome foil (applied to the outside) rather than paint?
Granted, foil isn't as durable as paint but it should be fine for display.
I've used it a number of times.

[GreenBar0n]

That's what the movie car has, hobby grade foil on car #1:


Foil is delicate though, and after a while, might look more like old tin foil:


Want to make this a shelf body that will last, and that can go in the sink for a quick dust off.

[GreenBar0n]

Got the Sharpie Metallic Silver pen, going to draw the window frames on the outside of the body.




Looks like that's the way the movie car was too.




The movie car body is a Parma 63 vette #10218, the body I am using is a Bolink BL2254 63 CV Coupe, so it will be a bit different. If Parma decides to reissue their body, I'll get one and do this exactly like the movie car.

[GreenBar0n]

Was able to severely bend that Alclad chrome backed PS-5 scrap, without any separation or damage to the paint.




Going to leave the other body with the X-11 on it, and start over on this new body using exclusively Alclad. Going to be a lot of masking work, but this should be the most durable, and last.


Would like to paint the window trim in Alcald on the inside too, but not sure how possible that would be yet.

[morrisey0]

Had a little time today to play with the Spaz Stix Ultimate Mirror Chrome ................ and it is awesome! This is a couple of pics from my puller, and I did minimum effort on this to say the least. No real prep, 3-4 coats of mirror chrome, and a couple of coats of their black backer (although the instructions say you can use other black backers). The chrome sprays on very thin as expected, and will blow off as you move the body. The chrome paint's purpose is to bring the shine, the backer is there to hold it on to the surface. The chrome paint is ~$14 a can, and the backer ~$8, so cost is an issue, but overall, if I am doing chrome stuff from now on, on lexan, it is getting Spaz Stix. It is idiot proof, proven by me being able to do it.

[MarkyDents]

That came out great, I used to use it alot in my paint jobs because I loved how it looked and it was very easy to work with and come out with great results.

This Bolink Z28 has it on the windows and under the candy blue stripes.

I used it to give a raw sheet metal look to the front of my Truckzilla by rubbing it with plastic wrap before backing it with black and it worked out great.