and a question, Kidney, Cod, and Backplate

Looks great. I just got all of my armor from him and he did a great job. Love all the parts.

Talkren, thanks bro

WTFett, hey brotha ..yeah do some black misting on it (I would recommend an airbrush, but if you don't have one a rattlecan should get the job done) I did the same thing on my armor to tone it down and it works great. Be sure not to put too much black on there...do little steps at first and check under different types of lighting (sunlight is the best). Remember, you can always add more black misting paint if it's not enough, but it's hard to take it back off if you put too much. (you can do it but you have to be careful sanding it back off...happened to me lol)

After that, hit it with the matte clear coat for your very last step (after all your weathering and everything). The clear coat doesn't really do much to darken it, but it does help to get rid of the gloss shine. Make sure you allow enough time between coats (like a full day when it's really cold) to let the paint fully cure before putting on another application. Also, just a little tip I learned, you can paint in the garage (or maybe outside too...never tried it though) when it's pretty cold if you absolutely have to or just can't wait (like me). Just make sure you warm up the paint cans (or airbrush...whatever you're using) and also warm up the pieces you're about to paint. That'll help prevent orange peel (so does sanding between coats too ) Hope that helps. It's looking great so far

Thanks Will. I've been painting outside but keeping the paints and pieces inside until I spray them. I think I'll find some scrap plastic and paint it to try on first. Sanding between coats, what's that?

0000 steel wool will help with the sheen and itll weather it a bit as well, I like krylons Matte clear works well and its cheaper than dull coat from testors

What metallic spray paint do you use? I have tried two types but they both would smudge or the shine would rub off. I sanded everything down and re-primed everything so I am just waiting on a new metallic.

really how long did u let paint dry? what prep did you do to the plastic? I use rusto painters touch metallic aluminum...its decent, its not super shiny like some, but alot of others dont like to stick or they dont like paint sticking to them

I used Rustoleum metallic silver. It comes out looking almost like that silver glitter gel/glue stuff but when it's dry it looks metal especially next to the other colors. And I let each coat dry about 24hrs before putting on the next one.

Thanks for the tip on the steel wool and krylon F4R. The Krylon clear doesn't interact with the Rusto?

not when everythings dry...the rusto clear isnt as nice IMHO I like the krylon

Ok good to know

Looking good! Nice battle damage!

Thanks!

Yeah I use the same stuff that F4R mentioned - Rusto metallic aluminum falcon (that should be I color I tell you!) and the krylon matte finish. Like he said, as long as the paints are all fully cured, the krylon matte won't react with the rusto. I throw a layer of it on the silver and it really helps with the masking fluid later on down the road. As a matter of fact, I have about 3 different types of paint on my armor all different brands and didn't have any issues at all with paint reacting
I wasn't aware about the 0000 steel wool trick (thanks for the info F4R) I just did 400-600 sanding for the gloss and to prevent orange peel.

I thought I told you that one RKD?

You know what now that you mention it I'm pretty sure you did and I spaced it =P I've been pretty scatterbrained lately Either way, F4R knows his paints for sure. I used all the methods and paints he told me and it worked out great.

oh yeh I didnt like that type of rusto really it did the same thing nothing sticks to it either

Wow that sucks dude :/ You shouldn't have to go to those extremes to make it work though. I used the Rusto painter's touch metallic aluminum with only one coat.

It was dry to the touch almost immediately (I still let it set overnight though before applying the clear coat) and went on nice and smooth (I didn't even sand that layer it was so smooth). Also, it didn't smudge at all when touched. Although 45 degrees is pretty dang cold, I don't know...I guess it could possibly have some kind of affect on the application but that seems like a stretch to me. I paint in 50 degree temperatures in my garage all the time and have never had any issues...yet (knocking on wood). I just can't imagine 5 degrees making that much of a difference. It's got to be the paint or something else.
Maybe someone else can chime in about that?

thats why I like that Painters Touch stuff dry time is fast, its not as glossy as the other stuff though

Wow, you guys have been more than helpful and I appreciate the knowledge. Should I put a clear matte coat on after the silver?

I am gonna pick some of that up next time I get to town Will, thanks.

nah...I like 3 coats of silver, then dry time to cure. Then mask out whatever in the armor case summer squash same stuff rusto painters touch, followed by hunt club green painters touch, u can do spruce green satin under parts of the hunt club on the left side theres parts that show through, then on top of the hunt club matte clear then flat black misting, grey misting as well and I also like a little earth brown camo paint its super flat

So you clear the green and weathering first, then mist the black on top? I tried on some scrap plastic and I don't think the misting looked right. It's going to be impossible to match the cucblack pieces I have but I think my greens need to be darkened more than it is.

Wow that's interesting. I actually did it the other way around. I primed it, sanded, silver, matte finish, light sand, masking fluid, then yellow, sand, matte finish again, sand, masking fluid...then rinse and repeat. After all my painting was done, I did all my weathering including the black mist and pastel chalks and then did a layer of matte again at the very end to seal it all together.

That works as well RKD, good idea to seal the weathering and then hit it with some 0000 steel wool...to dull it again as the clear will brighten it a little

This is great info. Can't tell you how helpful this is guys. I'll post my WIP soon for everyone to see.

NP its not as easy as it sounds and takes some patience, but its something you can do if u have time space and some ability

Originally Posted by Fett 4 Real

good idea to seal the weathering and then hit it with some 0000 steel wool...to dull it again as the clear will brighten it a little

Thanks for the tip again dude.
Talkren, looking forward to more pics bro