Krylon has an imitation Aluminum, plus brushed nickel and 3 other metal colors
has any one tried these??
Harold Huber
Ultimate Research LLC
Sheridan, WY
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From: pal_houston
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 11:27 AM
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Paint for F-units
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, sartherdj@... wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> I would say that Charlie has pretty much given some sage advice
regarding
> "the correct paint color" . There have been endless debates over which
> shades of white are "the correct one" to the point where almost nobody
agrees.
> Remember, once you put the unit with "the correct shade of white"
> selected from hundreds of possibilities, under layout lighting and
start taking
> photos the perfect shade is no longer the perfect shade. So relax and
> enjoy the hobby, get some F units with sound and DCC, weather your
units a bit,
> add some details that make "Q" F's different from the other roads and
run
> your trains until the wheels fall off. Have some fun, drive the nit
pickers
> crazy.
>
> Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
Dave & Charlie:
Well thanks for that: I now understand why Testors does not make
anything called "Imiatation Aluminum" in either PolyScale or Floquil.
Too bad. I am at a serious disadvantage here, and not least because I
am color blind.
I have 2 Intermountain F7's on the way that are going to get stripped
and painted. Anyone wishing to venture a formula that they have used to
mix paints that they think approximates "Imitation Aluminum"? I just
want to get into the ballpark as I tend not to mix paint very accurately
anyway. So, if you have a suggestion and don't want to get shot at in
public, then please just contact me via e-mail -- I promise not to judge
you.
PS: Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!
Regards,
Paul
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