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Just hands down fantastic.
Thanks so much for the really nice note here my friend, appreciate ya!
The base print was primed with brown from a fufu can (spray can), this was followed by a light mist of hair spray. The piece had the color applied by an air brush followed by chipping the piece with a small brush and water. This "hair spray" technique allows for nice in scale chips however, one must be careful as the chips can become way too big in a hurry!
Following the chipping, rust, grease, and fuel stain effects were sparingly applied. The radiator grill had a wash of sorts applied with AK Sooty Black Ink so as to not cover up the amazingly fine radiator detail (better picture following).
The following is the finished piece with the details added; wheels, hand crank, tank valving, tow bar/hitch.
Note the fine radiator detail in this and the following pictures.
Someday, I will look up that hair spray method I have heard so much about, but have yet to try.
My wife will start looking at me funny if I start stealing her cans of hair pooky
Emery, if you try it, the cheaper the hair spray the better. Like dollar tree crap. Not sure if your wife has classier taste in hers. And definitely unscented!
Hey Karl, appreciate it.
Nice hearing from you Jim, and thank you.
Thanks Randy. Really not much to the hair spray technique. Briefly:
-Prime the piece whatever color you want to be showing when the chipping is done. in my case I primed with brown.
-After the base coat is dry, spray a light coat of hairspray...just a misting, don't flood the part. Wait just a few minutes for the hairspray to dry then apply the top coat. It's important to use an acrylic top coat as an enamel won't chip.
-After the top coat is dry to the touch, with mine I started chipping after only 10 minutes or so, get an old small paint brush and cut the bristles down so they are a little stiff. Dip the brush in water and start rubbing and stabbing the brush where you want the chips. The water soaks into the paint and then activated the hairspray causing the paint to lift. This is why you do not want to use enamel...water won't soak into the paint.
- Go very slow with the brush as the chipping will all of a sudden start working and if heavy handed you'll get too big of chips. The finer and smaller the chips the better. You can also help things along with the tip of a toothpick make scratches or dings in the paint as this will assist the water soaking in.
-Admire your work...
Mighty nice of you to say Randy, thanks much my friend!
Wow! That is really awesome! I'll have to give the hair spray technique a try.
Jerry
Hey Carl, nice hearing from you and thanks much!
so cool.