Yep you are the master at this craft. I liked the copper car the most. All four turned out really well. The laser will give you endless possibilities and I look forward to your work. Thanks again for saving these cars.
Neat flame effect at the end. I wonder if painting sprectraflame over it would hide the different metal more, or if it would still be a strong contrast.
Okay, this was just plain cool to see. I like the bonus content showing the result of copper plate with paint resist. Intriguing! As for faves, I think I like the copper, the blue nickel and the zinc in reverse order. The zinc just has this kind of soft, lustrous appearance that I like. It's more luminous than reflective. Very neat to see the whole process and explanation of materials. Many thanks! Great stuff.
Thank you for the technical description of the various processes. This is exactly the kind of learning that is necessary for the best restorations. Marty is still better at comic relief, but your grasp of the process knows no equal
I actually noticed the flames on that corvette at around 5:38 Very interesting process BTW, I wonder how the spectraflame would look over copper. What about some copper ghost flames under a spectraflame paint job?!
Love the video. The copper coating looks incredible. As for the end of your video that flame job would be cool for a ghosting effect. Keep the good work.
I see some people already said it but I think also that the last car with the flames would look great with some spectra flame paint on it and I'm sure the flames would stand out more and would be beautiful!! Thanks for the great videos
I feel like I'd prefer the zinc to the nickel and chrome on a bare metal car because you can get that mirror shine once you polish zinc up, whereas the nickel/chrome doesn't get that nice finish because they are harder to polish. On a related note, watching your new videos is the highlight of my saturday nights.
The copper flame/yellow body combo was fantastic! You should do some other customs the same way: "chrome" flames with a dark blue body would work, I think.
I didn't see much difference between the two nickel cars and didn't really like them compared to the copper and zinc. Oh and cool laser removal with the copper plating.
1:04 - We had a Corningware set like that when I was a kid, so seeing you pour plating solution into that casserole dish made some part of my hind brain instinctively flinch and cry, "Nooo, what are you doing?! Those are Mom's good dishes! She's going to be _so mad..._ " :)
Wow, thank you for the tutorial. I definitely like the bonus video and how the flames ended up looking more like ghost flames afterwards. I do like the Zinc over Nickel plating. Thet copper polished is very nice!
I like the copper and chrome the best. Putting the flame on with the copper looked really neat. I would try just putting on a clear coat after adding the flames to see if it gives a shine without buffing.
Another awesome video with a bunch of great info. I like nickel plating the best, but not for a whole car. I think it would work great as a accent. The "chrome" turned out really nice too, I'd really love to see what it would look like with a nice spectra flame finish over the top it. I bet it would really pop out at you. I also loved the additional footage at the end. That laser etching is super cool, you could do a ton of cool patterns.
Cody from Cody's lab did it. It reqires about $300 in gold for the anode and about $100 of gold for the solution. Then the desolving agents are another few hundred dollars. You can see him do it here --> th-cam.com/video/_PmJGOcBZQI/w-d-xo.html
Another excellent video! Great information! Thank you for sharing this! My favorite is the nickle because it gives a nice patina look to the casting. But I also like the copper car too, plus you can solder it if you need to. That's cool! Thanks again for the info! And those copper ghost flames would look hot under a light color spectraflame!
Thanks Baremetal, interesting selection of cars, I really like the copper plated one but hubby prefers the zinc one. Take care as always from South Africa
Definitely the copper plating is worth it to fix broken parts. Don't see using the other two since to be able to get a mirror finish a lot of sanding needs to be done before hand. Cool flames!
I love these videos! Maybe the next time you make a base stand for showing off cars, you should make the surface more uneven so that the car has an interesting tilt to it, so it rotates in a more interesting way (like being on a slight incline or decline).
baremetalHW ... Another fantastic video i really appreciate all the information you place in your videos ... I would have never thought about the problems of dealing with the chrome (nickel solution)...it's disposal and if it is lawful in residential areas... plus the health warnings ..Thanks for thinking of everything : )
Great video! I was curious about how well the solder would hold up under stress and or time based on it clinging mainly to the thin copper layer. Maybe you could do a time/torture test? This is all some really great stuff! Thanks a ton!
Loved the look of the copper flames, not sure I like them so much after polishing though. I'm sure you could find a use for the technique in the future.
The last one at the end.. I love it! Should have put it the main video.. This method would make some awesome ghost flames when combined with some red chroma color paint. Should give it a try.
Dude! The copper flames on the yellow paint looked amazing! You shouldnt have stripped it but i dont know how it looked in person so i really cant say. I bet with the right paint job, ypu could use it to ghost in some details
Do you have any techniques, tips, tricks or advice for painting die cast cars with spray paint? I'm capable of the tear down, paint removal and polishing processes but I don't have a paint setup. I've got a steady hand and above average spray paint skills but I was just wondering if you have ever had luck painting a car with spray paint?
sexxaylexi It will look good. Try some Tamiya spray paints from eBay. And you will have to do some polishing afterward. I also like their spray on gray primer.
That copper plated flame look at the end with the factory paint also looked pretty awesome!
You should try painting a car with spectaflame over the copper plating. It would definitely have an interesting result!
Yes that would be interesting.
Should be like ghost flames
like ghost flames
I would like to see that, too.
I was thinking that too !
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Using the laser to create a mask for copper plating is a brilliant idea. Very impressed.
I really like how that copper flame job blended into the car after polishing. That looks good.
Yep you are the master at this craft. I liked the copper car the most. All four turned out really well. The laser will give you endless possibilities and I look forward to your work. Thanks again for saving these cars.
Neat flame effect at the end. I wonder if painting sprectraflame over it would hide the different metal more, or if it would still be a strong contrast.
The car looked really cool with the copper flames, and the paint. It would be a really cool custom car video in the future. Great video.
Okay, this was just plain cool to see. I like the bonus content showing the result of copper plate with paint resist. Intriguing! As for faves, I think I like the copper, the blue nickel and the zinc in reverse order. The zinc just has this kind of soft, lustrous appearance that I like. It's more luminous than reflective. Very neat to see the whole process and explanation of materials. Many thanks! Great stuff.
Thank you for the technical description of the various processes.
This is exactly the kind of learning that is necessary for the best restorations.
Marty is still better at comic relief, but your grasp of the process knows no equal
You really do put a lot of work into this stuff. I think my favorite is the Nickle. And that snippit at the end, 😎 awesome.
I liked how it looked with the yellow paint and copper flames. Really cool techniques! That laser gives you a lot of options. Nice guide!
I actually noticed the flames on that corvette at around 5:38
Very interesting process BTW, I wonder how the spectraflame would look over copper.
What about some copper ghost flames under a spectraflame paint job?!
some dark green would probably look wonderful over copper
Love the video. The copper coating looks incredible. As for the end of your video that flame job would be cool for a ghosting effect. Keep the good work.
Thanks for the "bonus" clip at the end....😁
Very nice. All your cars look good after cleaning and polishing (pre paint) but this process is impressive.
Really liked the ghostly copper flames. It gives an excellent effect.
I see some people already said it but I think also that the last car with the flames would look great with some spectra flame paint on it and I'm sure the flames would stand out more and would be beautiful!! Thanks for the great videos
I feel like I'd prefer the zinc to the nickel and chrome on a bare metal car because you can get that mirror shine once you polish zinc up, whereas the nickel/chrome doesn't get that nice finish because they are harder to polish.
On a related note, watching your new videos is the highlight of my saturday nights.
The copper flame/yellow body combo was fantastic! You should do some other customs the same way: "chrome" flames with a dark blue body would work, I think.
Enjoy these tutorials on plating diecast. I actually thought the faded flames on the vette looked great👍👍
copper is soo cool! luv to see how it looks as a base for spectraflame paints! copper flames too cool!
I'm glad I stuck around for the end. That laser work was great. I need more toys!
The laser a nice bit of kit. I like the ghost flame effect that remained at the end.
For sure the 1 with the flames right at the end!! LOVE IT
I didn't see much difference between the two nickel cars and didn't really like them compared to the copper and zinc. Oh and cool laser removal with the copper plating.
The Jimmy Hasselhoff I could
Sure, it will come out tackier than it already is in copper
1:04 - We had a Corningware set like that when I was a kid, so seeing you pour plating solution into that casserole dish made some part of my hind brain instinctively flinch and cry, "Nooo, what are you doing?! Those are Mom's good dishes! She's going to be _so mad..._ " :)
Wow, thank you for the tutorial. I definitely like the bonus video and how the flames ended up looking more like ghost flames afterwards. I do like the Zinc over Nickel plating. Thet copper polished is very nice!
I like the copper and chrome the best. Putting the flame on with the copper looked really neat. I would try just putting on a clear coat after adding the flames to see if it gives a shine without buffing.
that postscriptum technique looks very promising. Madmax rust-flames must look really dope!
Cool video. Like the copper plated car the best. Just really dig the look.
It blended in, but kind of looked like ghost flames. Very nice. Thanks
That part at the end was cool
That hobby laser has crisp results
I believe you found the process to making ghost flames!!! I would love to see a video where you try it out. Great video!
Another awesome video with a bunch of great info. I like nickel plating the best, but not for a whole car. I think it would work great as a accent. The "chrome" turned out really nice too, I'd really love to see what it would look like with a nice spectra flame finish over the top it. I bet it would really pop out at you.
I also loved the additional footage at the end. That laser etching is super cool, you could do a ton of cool patterns.
NEATO little experiment. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.
Nice video thanks a lot I got a question how would you gold plate a car like 24k gold
Cody from Cody's lab did it. It reqires about $300 in gold for the anode and about $100 of gold for the solution. Then the desolving agents are another few hundred dollars. You can see him do it here --> th-cam.com/video/_PmJGOcBZQI/w-d-xo.html
I really like the copper finish and the zinc finish is great for the spectraflame paint.
Another excellent video! Great information! Thank you for sharing this! My favorite is the nickle because it gives a nice patina look to the casting. But I also like the copper car too, plus you can solder it if you need to. That's cool! Thanks again for the info! And those copper ghost flames would look hot under a light color spectraflame!
Would like to see these Specraflamed!
I enjoyed your video and I think the copper is the best. Thanks for sharing and keep making instructive videos.
I like the polished zinc plating over all the others.
Awesome idea with the copper/flame/paint technique!!
I think that with the laser you would make great customs. I liked the flames on the front with the paint.
The copper plating is definitely awesome.... spectraflame would have a gold-ish look.. something super unique... maybe consider doing a custom!!!
Thank you for the tutorial on plating. Very informative.
This is a really sick, video. You know just what to do to make these beauties shine
Thanks Baremetal, interesting selection of cars, I really like the copper plated one but hubby prefers the zinc one. Take care as always from South Africa
Thx Val!!
i glad i watch your whole videos . i noticed those flames on the zinc car at 8:13
I love the addition ay the end! I realy liked it before the paint was stripped from the rear!
Definitely the copper plating is worth it to fix broken parts. Don't see using the other two since to be able to get a mirror finish a lot of sanding needs to be done before hand. Cool flames!
Really cool at the end! I thought it looked great just the polished flames with the yellow paint 😎👌🏻👍🏻
I love these videos! Maybe the next time you make a base stand for showing off cars, you should make the surface more uneven so that the car has an interesting tilt to it, so it rotates in a more interesting way (like being on a slight incline or decline).
baremetalHW ... Another fantastic video i really appreciate all the information you place in your videos ... I would have never thought about the problems of dealing with the chrome (nickel solution)...it's disposal and if it is lawful in residential areas... plus the health warnings ..Thanks for thinking of everything : )
"Copper (again cuz I won't shut up)" Love that little bit of humor right there.
I’m glad I stayed until the end...laser cut flames made my day👍
The zinc has a more blue hue to it . Love to see what they look like when you spectra flame them 👍
Great video! I was curious about how well the solder would hold up under stress and or time based on it clinging mainly to the thin copper layer. Maybe you could do a time/torture test? This is all some really great stuff! Thanks a ton!
Ghost Flames!
As I recall, Caswell is British and they take orders online.
I like the laser and will have to take a serious look at it! Many thanks for the inspiration.
Loved the look of the copper flames, not sure I like them so much after polishing though. I'm sure you could find a use for the technique in the future.
That last car looked cool wth the flames
glad you got sponsored, you deserve it
I see no difference between the chrome and nickel. If there is one it did not come through in the video. Nice kit though.
@@redrider7730 "Red Rider..."? Any relation with Time Rider? 😊👍
Love the polished copper version !
I hope your year is going good so far and I love you voice and video keep up the good work
Wow I noticed the new editing techniques and I really liked them, please keep up the good work :)
Loved it!!!!! And the end project was an awesome surprise. You must like Marvel Studio Movies!!!! Lol
I clicked as fast as I could!
The last one at the end.. I love it! Should have put it the main video.. This method would make some awesome ghost flames when combined with some red chroma color paint. Should give it a try.
I like the new text card thing that you added near the end
These videos have been very helpful (and now I know why my soldering attemps on a diecast car didn't work! ... ended up using bondo, and that worked.)
Dude! The copper flames on the yellow paint looked amazing! You shouldnt have stripped it but i dont know how it looked in person so i really cant say. I bet with the right paint job, ypu could use it to ghost in some details
Do you have any techniques, tips, tricks or advice for painting die cast cars with spray paint? I'm capable of the tear down, paint removal and polishing processes but I don't have a paint setup. I've got a steady hand and above average spray paint skills but I was just wondering if you have ever had luck painting a car with spray paint?
sexxaylexi It will look good. Try some Tamiya spray paints from eBay. And you will have to do some polishing afterward. I also like their spray on gray primer.
I liked the car painted with the copper flames.👍👍👍
I'd be really interested to see how the redline paints would look over the copper plate
Thank you for teaching me how to plate
Oh is that why there's a subtle flame pattern on the zinc car at the end? Thought I was imagining it!
Interesting. The Cooper looks good
Loved the extra at the end!
Dude! The car you omitted looked so cool! But I love the look of copper... can you do a platinum plated one?
The copper plated flames turned into ghost flames. That may look interesting under spectraflame paint.
It would be interesting to see what each plating would look like under different spectra flame colors.
I love it!! And I love your rambling xD you do good work and it shows!
Hi Baremetal another great and very informative video keep up the great work 👍👍👍. I personally like all three and cool work on the laser one.
Some candy paint over those would be cool. It would show the difference in how the base effects the outcome of the candy
Thank you for your videos! Always high quality.
I did like the flame job looked great, I wonder how it would look if you chromed a car then did the flames on the front then copper dipped it
i like the blue nickle finish generally and the copper might look good under a rose
I like the nickle one as well. Something about the finish adds a shiny depth to the details. The zinc looks almost too bright now.
Talk all you want man. Talk all you want... 👍😊
Ghost flames now that's an interesting idea ! 👍
I love the copper one, great video !
thanks for the hidden treat at the end.
I really like how the chome looked
Grate video my dude, an i bet if ya painted over the copper flames with spectra flame itd look like ghost flames
The copper looks great. I'm wondering if it will get a penny like patina with some age.
This your first sponsor? Good job!
I like the zinc. You could see the copper show through the nickle.
Very Cool process Sir