Would this painting method work?

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I've seen a lot of tips and tricks when it comes to painting and weathering, and I have a concept in my head. I just don't know if it would work.

First, taking a piece of sintra-based armour and preparing it with a primer.

Second, using Rub'n'Buff to make the armour look like a piece of metal.

Third, masking sections of the armour with a masking agent.

Fourth, spray painting a solid colour all over the armour.

Fifth, removing the masking agent areas.

I guess the questions that come to mind are:

* Can a masking agent be used on sintra. If so, which one/kind?

* Will spray paint stick effectively to a piece of sintra with Rub'n'Buff on it, as I believe it's quite waxy?

* If all has gone to plan by the fifth step, will the masking agent lift off, but not take the metal colour underneath with it?

Thanks in advance, gurus 8)
 
- If you prime Sintra, you'll have no problem with paint. You can use any kind of liquid frisket or even the mustard technique -- though mustard stains some paint colors -- without a problem.
- No idea on whether you can paint over RubNBuff. I always used Krylon Brilliant Silver and then wetsanded it down to get a less glittery look.
- If you use liquid frisket and let the color underneath cure, you won't have a problem with it lifting that color. I love using this stuff and it works very well, even for details.

Good luck!
C
 
Though RnB produces a much more brilliant shine, it's very difficult to get a layer of paint to stick to it. You will be better off using Krylon silver paint, like Madmartigan said.
 
And you cant 'clear coat' over rub and buff. At least I havent found any paints that will not destroy the sheen.

Silver spray works well for alum/metal. If you want a mirror finish, use a brushed on testers.

To note, you get a MUCH better silver, when painted over black. Or dark dark gray, vs a light gray.
 
Ditto what everybody else said. Instead of R&B, use a chrome or silver spaypaint. (just make sure to let it dry completely.) Otherwise, your method should work just fine!!!! :)
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Thanks for asking, because I too have a similar question:

For my helmet I want to achieve scratch marks that are both grey (almost primer colored) and silver (which will be my base coat). An idea I had was to paint the helmet an aluminum silver, mask off any weathered areas with a masking fluid, then paint it grey...achieving my silver weathered areas. But say I wanted grey areas too...could I leave the masking fluid on, and just add some so that a bit of grey will show? And then just paint over it with spruce green?

Feedback much appreciated,
Ryan
 
Yes you could do that. I just happen to remove all masking fluid on each layer. The problem you could run into if you don't do that is that you'll have a hard time removing the masking fluid when there's more layers of paint dried on top of it. The more you add, the harder to get it to come off.
 
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