Mr Metal Color

[megroot]

I have painted a cuirass in resin with this stuff and it is awesome. What a great metal colors.
I build it up from black trough, stainless steel, to chromic.
Then I rubbed it till I got the shine I wanted.
After 2-3 days the shine is gone.
Anybody out there who know how to keep the shine.

Marc

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Mr Metal. ..or Mr Hobby ? paints .

 

[megroot]

Mr Metal PAINT

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Marc, did you seal it after buffing?.......I have always found that laquer/alcohol based paints require sealing to keep their lustre. Effectively, the air causes them to oxidise if not sealed.

Ron

 

[megroot]

Thanks Ron, it's indeed not sealed.
What is common: varnish ???

Marc

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Marc, yes you can use any gloss seal, or 'Klear' if you have it.

Cheers

Ron

 

[megroot]

I had some varnisch on it yesterday evening after you posting, with cellulose varnish. Is hard as rock after drying.
Guess what: The whole damnn metal color came off.
So after cleaning I painted again and rubbed it. It is shining again.....
And now??????

Marc

 

[Figure Mad]

Marc

Your gonna have to use an acrylic Clear or spray version of another, the mr metal colours are alcohol based so something like enamel thinners will remove them.....
The best results are from spraying a sealer.

 

[DEL]

Marc
I use Mr Metal as my basecoat, polish it up and expect it to go dull.
Then it's in with oilpaint stains and printers ink to pick out the highlights and shine.
Cheers
Derek

 

[megroot]

Thanks Dave and Derek.
The acrylic clear seems to be the best option to keep the shine.

Marc

 

[kagemusha]

My bad Marc. Should have said to use acrylic clear.
Apologies mate.

Regards

Ron

 

[mac1785]

Model master make a metalizer sealer that has proven to work well

Ian