Jim, Sikkens did such an amazing job on that paint I thought it was stainless steel! It wouldn't be the first car made out of SS.
Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine sscale.org >________________________________ >From: Jim & Cheryl Martin <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2013 3:33 PM >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} New RDC Page > > >Hi Bill > >In spite of your agony, the finish on your RDCs looks great. Much more >"scale" in appearance than nickle plating or aluminum paint. Your techniques >would lend themselves to any other stainless steel equipment. Perhaps you >should contribute this to a major hobby mag. > >The finish you describe appears similar to the liquid chrome with black under >base kit that automotive body supplier eastwood.com has available. I hope >your paints didn't cost you a hundred bucks! This finish also appears to be >similar to the marvelous livery the MacLaren Formula 1 cars wear. Their paint >gives their cars' bodies the appearance of having been machined from a metal >billet. Where did you source your paints and in what quantity? > >cheers >Jim
