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Silver paint for a touch up?

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 15:12
by Jimbobx
My Optimus Prime exhausts have got some blue showing through. Can anyone tell me which paint would be best to touch them up.

Ta.

Re: Silver paint for a touch up?

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 15:20
by SteveD
It's a deal!!!!

Oh. :oops: Whoops, sorry - I thought the thread title was an offer.......



(tumbleweeds blow through the Forum)




I'll get my coat......

Re: Silver paint for a touch up?

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 15:38
by Red Laser
Maybe Chainmail or Mithril Silver by Games Workshop?

Re: Silver paint for a touch up?

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 18:10
by humby248
Mate if they are a chrome layer over the plastic I would leave them alone as paint would never match. You can get a very thin chrome layer sheet from hannants.co.uk model supplies. Think it is called something like alclad?

Re: Silver paint for a touch up?

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 23:12
by The Baron
The closest thing I've found was a plastikote spray chrome in Wilkinsons. It came out a very shiny silver, but was not reflective. I then discovered that if you used plastikote lacquer on top of it, it goes dull. :-x

Re: Silver paint for a touch up?

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 16:07
by Jimbobx
Thanks for the advice guys. (Not you Steve ;) )
Any recommendations for the red cab bit? (Apart from just plain ol red - there's bound to be an exact match which is called 'london bus on a sunny day red' or summat)

Re: Silver paint for a touch up?

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 16:27
by The Baron
Paint it red!

Re: Silver paint for a touch up?

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:10
by Shadow_Contact
I know that this is of little help since I dont know the link, But some Korean (I believe) gentleman make repro smoke stacks. There meant for all the modern remakes but Ive seen them and they look completely perfect.