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TreehuggerChrome pens are such a joy to use. 🙂
So.. I drilled into the plastic into this wing, to create a cavity in the plastic, as if creating a concave reflector disk for a light source. Then I flooded the cavity with silvery paint from this "thin" tip pen. (I have extra-thin, thin, and large, pen tips.)
Result is a smooth shiny bit of reflector material, as if representing a light bulb spot in the wing. 🙂
I made sure to check with this other chrome pen I started using some months ago, worrying it had dried up. I was able to make it work again so that is nice. I grabbed a solid plastic box from the kitchen and hopefully, this box is air tight, unlike a thin plastic bag, and hopefully the pens can stay ok for a longer period of time this way.
If I mess it up, I can always wipe off the chrome paint and use some airbrush cleaner to get the plastic clean, and then just try using the chrome pen again.
So.. I drilled into the plastic into this wing, to create a cavity in the plastic, as if creating a concave reflector disk for a light source. Then I flooded the cavity with silvery paint from this "thin" tip pen. (I have extra-thin, thin, and large, pen tips.)
Result is a smooth shiny bit of reflector material, as if representing a light bulb spot in the wing. 🙂
I made sure to check with this other chrome pen I started using some months ago, worrying it had dried up. I was able to make it work again so that is nice. I grabbed a solid plastic box from the kitchen and hopefully, this box is air tight, unlike a thin plastic bag, and hopefully the pens can stay ok for a longer period of time this way.
If I mess it up, I can always wipe off the chrome paint and use some airbrush cleaner to get the plastic clean, and then just try using the chrome pen again.
1 6 March 2023, 20:10
John HughesI've never used one of the pens, but have used the refills as a paint. Just use IPA for cleanup.
6 March 2023, 20:12
Treehugger AuteurBtw, for some other project, I added some chrome with a pen onto the tips of some 1:32 Sidewinders. I then.. added burnt metal powder over the chrome and polished it. I think I got a very nice result. Though, the chrome layer is thin so one must be careful when rubbing the surface as the chrome will rub off if the layer is too thin.
6 March 2023, 20:17
John HughesChrome finishes do tend to be rather fragile. The longer you can leave them to cure, the better.
6 March 2023, 20:40
Treehugger AuteurThe part that flaked off was the very thin bits on the front fins on the sidewinders. Not sure why. Maybe the thin resin parts flexed a little when I rubbed them with metallic powder. The fins were still on the sprue so I could have any hope of holding them.
7 March 2023, 09:23
Łukasz GlińskiThey're nice, but my Molotow gets instantly flat silverish when covered with varnish 🙁
Even if it's Gauzy Agent.
10 March 2023, 20:17
John HughesLukasz, this seems to be a common issue with chrome paints. Probably the best one is a US product by Spaz Stix. However, it doesn't seem to be available outside the US. It has its own black base and clear coat. I did manage to get some spray cans of the chrome, but can't get the other two. Any varnish tends to dull any chrome finish, but as I said above, I'm of the opinion that this is partly due to the chrome coat not being fully cured & reacting with the solvent of the varnish - they mix a bit at the interface of the paints.
10 March 2023, 20:26