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06-09-2009, 12:14 AM | #1 | |
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Rims with Chrome Rims
I'm working on a Tamiya Lotus 25. As shown in this pic of somebody else's model, the wheels have chrome, well, rims. The problem is that I can't figure out how to neatly "plate" the chrome areas of the rims.
I tried painting the entire rim Tamiya spray-can yellow and then masking the centers, then spraying black enamel and Alclad II on the unmasked areas - where there is supposed to be chrome. When I (carefully!) removed the tape, it lifted some of the Alclad II along the edge, exposing the black undercoat. Ugh. As I write this, the wheels are spending the night in the purple pool. I suppose I can try again, this time using Alclad without the black undercoat, but I'm not sure that I can get a clean edge as I pull off the tape. Because it's a confined space, it will be hard to pull the tape straight back, and Alclad doesn't stick like regular paint. What do you think about the no-black-undercoat idea? I'm also thinking about BMF, but I don't think I can trim it neatly. Unfortunately, the boundary between the chrome and the yellow is an outside "corner." It would be mighty hard to make a straight, clean knife cut along that curved 90 degree edge without slipping one way or the other. It would be like me walking a tightrope with no safety net - I'm sure to slip, and when I do, I'll definitely ruin the beautiful yellow paint finish. Another possibility is to brush on MM Chrome Silver. I'm not bad with slow, precise painting, especially if I wear my Optivisor. Right now, this seems like the best shot, even though Chrome Silver (aka Silver Chrome) doesn't have quite as good a look as either BMF or Alclad. Plus there's a pretty high risk of brush marks. Any other ideas or suggestions? Ddms |
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06-09-2009, 03:10 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Rims with Chrome Rims
I suppose the best would be to make the rims out of two different parts one painted yellow and one chromed. But that means a lot of work.
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06-09-2009, 04:12 AM | #3 | |
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Re: Rims with Chrome Rims
I painted the wheels yellow, masked off the centre with a disc of Tamiya masking tape and then applied Alclad (which covered perfectly the yellow)
The wheel nuts were then detail painted and the valves inserted. HTH Edit: to remove the masking disc, I made a hole in the MIDDLE of the wheel and worked my outwards
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Re: Rims with Chrome Rims
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I'd really like to add those valve stems! Where did you get them? I'm gonna try it your way: no undercoat, and an additional Alclad'd step. Many thanks for the good advice. Ddms |
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06-09-2009, 12:11 PM | #5 | ||
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Correct, I did not put a black undercoat for the Alclad. It went just fine over the TS yellow. The valve stems are from the (relatively) new line of Aber 1/24 automotive details. The currently simple line represents a good deal in quality/value IMHO and I wish them well in entering this new area for them!
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ALL the different terms? Tall order.
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Re: Rims with Chrome Rims
try using blu tack instead, its easier to remove and forms well in shapes like that
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Re: Rims with Chrome Rims
Thanks, Potato Chief. I finished the Lotus about a year ago. I ended up painting the wheels the same way Klutz did - I didn't try to mask the "vertical" surface, and just Alclad'd it instead. But still, Blu-Tak would have been a good solution. "Outside corner" masking problems do come up from time to time, and Blu-Tak is a logical solution when there's a confined space and it's not possible to cut a good edge on tape or BMF.
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