plop Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Anyone got any suggestions as to where to get pearlesent paints suitable for using on the 1/350 Polar Lights Enterprise?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Your nearest car paint shop? They'll mix and pearlescent colour that wish if you have the code, or from their swatch catalogue. In a can, ready to rock. Several thin coats rather than one thick coat. Flash time is usually 30 minutes between coats and then 30 minutes for a compatible clear of choice. Try your methodology for application on an old model first. Too thick a coating, or not waiting for flash times can result in cracking and wrinkling. Ask if they do water based acrylics and you save a heap of faff as you can treat it like model acrylics. Use a compatible plastic primer and you're away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhaith Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I got mine from here. http://www.specialistpaints.com/products/airbrush-pearl Not used them as yet but Ian Lawrence has and they seem to do the trick quite nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG2Si Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Tamiya makes a rattle can of Pearl White. Their spray paints work very well. They are a lacquer base so go on nice and thin. That's what I'll be using whenever I get to my Enterpise. The base colour will be fussy white and then the pearl white fit the Aztec panels. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Alsacorp make a ton of crazy paint finish products that can be put through an airbrush. http://www.alsacorp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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