feoffee2 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Hannants are out of xtracolour corogard grey so is there an alternative Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Testors "Steel" in the little square bottle is a good match, in as much as anything can be said to "match" a coating which is custom mixed for every application. Basically any metallic grey you like can be said to match. There is no correct answer to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feoffee2 Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Orite thanks think I will experiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryrussell Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Been discussed in depth many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feoffee2 Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Been discussed in depth many times. Orite thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Humbrol 56 is a goodish match for corogard - it's no longer aluminium as Humbrol claim but a very dull metallic grey; well mine is anyway! No doubt someone will be along to tell you that it's mixed there and then for application and doesn't have a specific "it must be this exact shade" importance....oh, that someone was me!! Jeff Edited July 14, 2014 by pinky coffeeboat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feoffee2 Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Humbrol 56 is a goodish match for corogard - it's no longer aluminium as Humbrol quite but a very dull metallic grey; well mine is anyway!No doubt someone will be along to tell you that it's mixed there and then for application and doesn't have a specific "it must be this exact shade" importance....oh, that someone was me!! Jeff[/quote Thanks very much think I have that anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 As with everything modelling related, make it look good to you, and then defy the colour police to prove that it doesn't look good to you. It's your model; you get to decide what looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 In my opinion, you dodged a bullet by not getting that Xtracolour coroguard grey - that little tin is like a time bomb. Open it up, and it erupts. I have coroguard stains on my kitchen ceiling to this day - and, from what I've read, this was not an isolated case. Cheers, Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 In my opinion, you dodged a bullet by not getting that Xtracolour coroguard grey - that little tin is like a time bomb. Open it up, and it erupts. I have coroguard stains on my kitchen ceiling to this day - and, from what I've read, this was not an isolated case. Cheers, Mike I completely agree. I had to have a wall of my dining room repapered and Lady Skodadriver's favourite lampshade recovered after a tin of Xtracolor Corrogard blew up in my face. It's the only time in 38 years of marriage that modelling has been a bone of contention between us. Luckily I wear glasses otherwise I would have got the stuff in my eyes as well. A very esteemed modeller on this board recommends Halfords Rover Steel Grey for corrogard although having tried it myself I found it a bit dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennings Heilig Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 There is no "match" for Corroguard because it's not a color. It's ground up aluminum powder mixed with a clear carrier. A bunch of otherwise identical airplanes in otherwise identical paint schemes sitting on the same ramp on the same day can have a whole rainbow of "colors" of Corroguard. It depends who applied it, when it was applied, how dirty it is, etc, etc, etc. *In general* (note I said *** in general ***) it is a medium darkish, sometimes slightly metallic grey color. But the real thing is only barely perceptibly metallic looking, so on a model it will be almost impossible to see the metallic look. Pick something you like and go for it. You can't be wrong. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Xtracolor Corroguard does like to go with a pop - must be sponsored by Dulux! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I use Tamiya XF-56 Metallic grey, no longer use enamels. Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryrussell Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Isn't that Tamiya grey an enamel?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 News to me Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryrussell Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Just about to order some as it says it's enamel?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 It says Acrylic on the bottle I have, Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Possibly both...? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/251375475329?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/191187520408?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108 Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Very interesting thanks for posting, I think that I will stay with the Acrylic though. Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryrussell Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Thanks...most of the Tamiya I see in the shop is Acrylic..which I do use, but still have sort of old school attraction to enamel and that is my preferred choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feoffee2 Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Thanks for your replies everyone much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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