I never buy a drop of paint before I check if you tested them in a video first. Gotta get a hold of some of this one. Great video as always, keep on going brother.
I forgot to mention that I'm 63 yrs old and retired now and still learning many new and interesting things on You tube including your paint tests. Keep it up so I can lean even more from your experience. I have many woodworking, construction and automotive skills but you can always translate new and different skills to those and other projects as well. I'm just beginning to get into detailed painting for my future guitar and car projects. Your insight is invaluable for those.
I bought this after watching this review and all I can is WOW. The best chrome for hobby and cheap, with no smell. So glad you reviewed and Green Stuff World makes an excellent Yoda green acrylic for the airbrush as well. I used it to paint my life sized 3D printed Master Yoda and it is spot on. Keep up the great work and I can't understand how you don't have 500K subscribers? Your reviews are the best there is and you are truly helping makers and hobbyists up their games man.
Great review! I got some of the “dab-on” type and found the results could be somewhat lumpy. Like you said, if you try to brush it out, it messes with the mirror effect. Since the stuff is alcohol based, I cleaned my brush with alcohol and tried again. Apparently, I had just enough alcohol left in my brush to affect the surface tension because when I dipped the brush in the paint it instantly self-leveled! I experiment with it some more and found out that if you have a lumpy surface, if you dip your brush in 91% IPA and then just touch the lumps, it self levels right on the piece! Initially, it looks like the mirror effect is shot but wait a few seconds and it returns! Give that a try!
@@onemansvideos2134 Hey! I’m glade you found it helpful. The alcohol trick also makes the paint able to be applied by airbrush. I put about three drops of paint in the airbrush cup and then one drop of alcohol. Unlike the paint that is meant to be airbrushed, this mix can be blasted in pretty thick. As soon as it levels it takes on the mirror shine. It takes a while to dry (I give it a day), but it shines like chrome should.
I can't wait for the Wicked Colors Chorme Gold. I've been dying for you to test that one since you first showed it to us quite a while ago. Thanks for the amazing videos! You're an absolute lifesaver for us! I've recommended you and your channel to so many people.
Thanks buddy, every little bit helps. You guys are the best. I'll be practicing and testing the Quicksilver and the rest of that line up behind the scenes this week. I have high hopes
Excellent overview! I'm impressed with this chrome for sure.. loved it ! I've already got plans for a fully chromed out '57 in 1/24 scale with this "Green Stuff" chrome. Usually companies chrome lines just come out a silvery toy looking metal, not a true chrome look like these. Keep up the epic content brother !
Thanks buddy. I try to test everything for the first time on video so I can give a genuine reaction. That said this is the best chrome I've ever tested
Got the Airbrush color yesterday and tried it out right away. +++ Absolutely fantastic +++. Very easy to use and great result. Even on an untreated spoon, i.e. without primer or black gloss, an amazing chrome shine. THX!!!
My friendly local game shop sold me on the GSW chrome by telling me that many mini painters won't use it because it looks like an a actual chrome piece on your otherwise painted piece. I'm glad to see your video concurs with that.
Thank you for sharing this information. I am making lures and I was wondering how to mirror my lures without foiling, and this is really a good-looking job.
thanks for the tip about dabbing on the brush version. I tried that one and made the mistake of brushing instead of dabbing and the finish was streaky like you showed.
Thanks Barbados for another great video you have me convinced on that green stuff chrome will buy some thank you sir love all your videos I think they’re the best !
I agree with the others that it looks great. I have tried molotow liquid chrome and spaz stix chrome. I am actually planning on repairing spots on chrome wheels so I would love to see a showdown of Alclad, Molotow, Spaz stix and this one, plus best clear coat.
I masked and airbrushed Green Stuff Airbrush Chrome over MCW 2K Clear Coat which was over MCW Gloss Black Enamel. This was for the chrome trim on my '50 Oldsmobile. It sprayed and dried beautifully, until a few days later, when areas of the chrome DISAPPEARED! I've had to remask and airbrush all the chrome trim with my old reliable - Molotow Chrome, after throwing the Green Stuff in the trash.
I love this stuff. I’ve got a lot of my nascar friends using this. I did a full body spray out using the brushable chrome and it came out amazing. I laid a medium coat first, then a heavy coat. You should really do a spray out of the brushable chrome, you’ll like it!👍👍
@@michaelscarola50 I bought a bottle of their thinner. I ordered it direct. Took 12 days. But, neither one of them need thinner. I used my Badger 105 with a .5 needle. First pass will be spotty, but build it up, and out of nowhere the chrome finish will pop out at you when it’s thick enough. Like brushing, it needs to go on thick. The nice thing about it being alcohol based when it evaporates and dries, it dries thin, not with that heavy oversprayed thick enamel look.
Great video. Love your tests on all the chrome paints. Any chance you can have a chart of chrome that you recommend for shine, durability and cost. Keep up with the great videos!
Thank you for testing all those relatively expensive chrome paints for us so we can make an informed decision om which to us depending on application. I have learned a lot from your videos even though I haven't built models for quite a while but am now getting into rebuilding and modifying electric guitars and want to paint them in a chrome with a candy color over for the colored chrome effect and don't want to spend more on the paint job than I have in the rest of the guitar. I started with a cheap Chinese built Starcaster/Strat I got for under $100 and modifying it heavily....I had thought that the Molotow liquid chrome was best until you tested the Allclad chrome line and was blown away by the results and when cleared over with the pledge brand floor clear which I understand is an acrylic, it will save me a lot of cash. I plan to test with a mini spray gun and an airbrush to see which will yield the best results on a test piece as the guitar body is so much larger than your tiny model kit pieces but I think the methods and techniques you use will translate well for my purpose, and if I can save by not having to buy paints in bulk, but mixing in small batches for each project, it may cost a bit more per each paint job but save waste overall and yield better results overall. I plan to experiment with mica powers in different ratios in clear to see if less mica added will result in iridescent clear colors or candy colors as a result and if mixing colors of mica results in different colors of color shifting mixtures. you might try that on camera for us to see the potential results.
They have a store on Esty also, but they ship from their warehouse in Spain. Looks like great stuff. I almost bought some of their shifts, but ending up going with Turbo Dork because of a specific color combo I needed. I'll have to get some of their paint to try out sometime.
I know this is years old now but I just discovered green stuff chrome and your video has inspired me to try this out on a set of cosplay daggers I have. Now, whilst I’ll mostly have these worn on my belt (so less handling), I’m wondering if a good few dusting coats and some buffing will allow me to make the finish durable enough to not rub off against my costume. This stuff looks amazing so fingers crossed!
I am wondering if you have done any paint tests on the Createx Line of paints in the Pearlized paints or the Wicked Colors pearl paints? I like the way that You do your paint tests.
Saw 3 of them at my local hobby shop and was so exited to see they had 4 botles there. So took the 3 i wanted en walked exited to the counter. They looked at me suprised as they only got a few to test it out they wanted to know why i was so exited. And i reffered them to your video
Holy shit! That’s better than Molotow! I started using Spaztix but I’ll definitely be ordering this! Great to see more companies making durable mirror chrome paints!
This looks like it works like SMS Hyperchrome Cold Tone. The SMS stuff I use you mist it on in 3-5 really light coats and then buff off the haze. And the SMS Hyperchrome you can spray over any color as long as it is gloss.
Lol I have tried brushing that $ tree brand of acrylic paint and it turned out to have a semi gloss finish to them not to bad and went on fairly well. But airbrush is a very different medium and you are the man who can make it worth the buck or not. Another great video always look forward to seeing more.
Just ordered some cheap on eBay can't wait to try it , love using the Uschi power I got but pointless as you can't even look at it without it marking...!! and if you coat it well then it's just simply a shiny dark silver gray but this looks like my simple and inexpensive durable answer. I'm in the UK and you don't know how lucky you are can't even get Tamiya in anything but 10ml mini's here so frustrating when you have to get multiple bottles just to do a couple of large models it sucks ,and many things not even available to even try at all unless you wait a month to get from abroad ...later bud
The most reflective chrome I've found is the GSW Chrome but the "brush" version sprayed through the airbrush. Only caveat is the application has a very narrow window. Needs very wet coats and the outside edge of the spray pattern creates a dull, sandblasted look that isn't fixed by the next pass but if you can get it wet just the right amount you will get a true mirror finish. I need to try reducing it slightly to see if that helps.
Edit- tried .5, .35 and .2 nozzles 10, 15, and 20 psi on each. Best result was Badger Sotar 2020 (.2 nozzle), 20psi, 1 dust coat followed by 2 heavy coats waiting a few minutes in between the 2 heavy coats. Brush about 1- 1.5" away and overlap the .25" wide pattern the Badger makes. Keeping brush normal to the surface (curved spoon) seemed to minimize outgassing voids. If it does have voids throw more over it. Still need some time to refine the technique but the result is an extremely reflective mirrored surface. On par with Revell
Theres Pure Metal Pigments i think you mention at 1:40 which are mixed with master medium or metal varnish which are quite nice. There's only four pigments though.
I tried this paint, then stumbled onto this video. I like the paint & I'm not a fan of acrylic paint since the Model Master line is off the market. Dries flat & even. Only color I've used so far is orange for a test plane & Navy jet trainers. I found it sloppy to clean out airbrush (my reason for dislike of acrylic paints). I recommend using a reducer to slow drying in the airbrush, kept clogging my 5mm needle. until i added reducer. I also kept a long stick gun cleaning swab & water to keep spray tip cleaned up. I prefer an external mix airbrush for spraying acrylics. Although I have my issues with this paint, I'm very happy with the results. These issues are unique to ME! Pigment seems very fine & plentiful, nice coating & like there is more than just orange, flame orange I liked best.
Hola Barbatos, once again a lot of tips and hints coming out from your shop. I feel like I'm discovering a huge world of paints variety for my hobbies with you... I was happy using with my Createx/Wicked (I have almost every colour) with my lures, but I realize that I was short. I have to try other brands for painting my lures. Now I'm waiting for your Ink testing. When are you planning to do it? Even though I have almost everything I need, I wish to live in the USA to have easy access to all those stuffs. It is incredible. I really enjoy your vids...thanks.
Hi, great video. I'm hoping you can help me out. I've used the Crome metal brush on paint but I'm finding once dry, it becomes dull and loses it's shine when touched handled. Would you know why this is ?
How durable is the airbrush version? Does the airbrush version have to go over gloss black? Is it OK over Alclad Gloss Black? Is there a clear coat that works over this without turning it silver?
gReat review, I just bought myself 3 bottles. Lukyly I live in Spain so could get them locally. Have you tried to gloss coat it? I know the Molotow can be coated with Tamiya and Revell enamel gloss varnish, but have you tried what goes well with this one?
Not really. Once it fully dries it shows the details. It is a heavier paint for sure but the airbrush version is just a thinned down version of the brush on one.
@@barbatosrex9473 That's good to know. I am trying to get a gold chrome effect, on small parts of the plastic figure, should I put on chrome then put candy ink (gold tint) on top? or just straight on with the Gold chrome from the same brand? (saw you did in another video)
I bought my grandson a matt black polymer BB revolver. I'd use a clear gloss for primer. I'd also have to brush it on because I have a 60 gallon 2 stage compressor that fills my semi tires well, but would blow up airbrush systems real quick. Sir Barbatos Rex, how can I seal it tight, because it would be manhandled many times in it's life?
Yoooo this is what i search!!! Could you pleaasseee tell me what color black you used on the white spoon? Iam searching for that gloss black but i cant find anything, i found tje chrome paint tho!! It looks amazing😮
Lol this video reminded me i ordered some stuff from michtoy and they attached a slip of paper for an item saying it was backordered and it would come in 3-4 weeks. That was back in april and they never sent me anything
I tried the chrome over tamiya x1 gloss black, which was over STYNYLREZ black primer, and instead of a chrome, I got more of a dark steel look. But when I sprayed it over a regular non primered spoon, it chromed beautiful, but of course whiped off when buffing. Did I do something wrong with the primer & X1? Used a .3 needle @15psi
Not sure here, I use Tamiya Spray Can Gloss black TS-14 and that's a lacquer, the X-1 is an acrylic. Maybe that's where you are losing it. Also no need for a primer, the Tamiya on plastic is fine
@barbatosrex9473 I'll give it a go without the primer. Thx. New to painting, so I'm still learning the ins & outs. Hope your wife is doing better mate!
@@barbatosrex9473I never use primer with Tamiya paints on plastics works excellent no runs and finishes superb and very rarely use clear coat either unless I have a reason to change the finish ...etc just a bit of Tamiya polish if needed looks great and it's tough paint anyway I find...
Hey Mr Rex.....another great video. Two questions, one, if you had to choose just one chrome paint what would it be. Two, how do you think your automotive 2K clear would work on that chrome.
I like this chrome and would choose this but if it's hard for you to find Alclad is no slouch. I'm waiting for a week for this to fully cure before I test clears over it but I think it's fairly durable and might be better off without a clear.
My results for what it's worth. Sprayed three spoons with tamiya x1, x4, x14. Light mist coats produced a dull aluminum look on the first two. The x14 , a sky blue produced a nice nickel chrome. Very pleased with that, but after twenty four hours I could easily rub it off with my finger. The dull aluminum ones would not rub off. I sprayed 2 k clear over the x14/chrome spoon. It turned into a silver. Any thoughts?
@Barbatos Rex can you cure this stuff in a food dehydrator? I have a piece I chromed for a client and need to mail it to him but I want to make sure it is fully cured first.
When I spray this I get what looks like fine black specks on my spoon. It looked like it was maybe poor coverage from the chrome flake and gloss black primer coming though. But when I spray some more it just dulls it out with the black specks still present. Still is there after I buff it as well. Wonder what I'm doing wrong. Maybe a psi issue? When I spray molotow unthinned it looks fine. Will try alclad soon
In my opinion GSW is the best all around chrome. I’m including ease of use, the ability to strip and re-spray. Spraying car parts in chrome, in reality, is a little tricky to get right.
I'm surprised you were able to buff the Airbrush one. I did a spoon test myself. It looked great, and I left it alone for nearly two weeks. When I prepared to spray it on my model, I grabbed the spoon by the head and ALL the chrome paint rubbed off. Did I miss you saying that you sealed it or something?
I have some Necrons that would look cool in chrome. If you spay clear gloss over the silver chrome, does that keep the original look, like for the blue chrome? 40K models need protection from grubby hands :-D
I paint lures and am always looking for the shiniest most reflective chrome I can get but it HAS to be clear coated and thats where most fail miserably. Is there a clear coat that works with GSW Airbrush chrome that does'nt dull it too bad?
Awesome video as always. I purchased the green stuff airbrush chrome impulsively and truly not expecting it to be any good. It is fantastic! It has Avery high reflective shine and is very easy to use straight out of the bottle. It’s pretty durable too. I did a head to head against Gaia notes. The Gaia notes chrome was maybe 10% more reflective, however green stuff beats it in price and availability (I think Gaia notes is 3-4xs the cost of green stuff) . The best chrome color I ever used was the Kcolor shine chrome, but that company is now defunct. green stuff airbrush chrome is now my go to. I can see using the Brush chrome to touch up plated parts. It will most likely be better than the Molotow pen.
I never buy a drop of paint before I check if you tested them in a video first. Gotta get a hold of some of this one. Great video as always, keep on going brother.
Indeed! What a fantastic reference resource we are gifted here. He has helped me make good choices many times.
Same here I agree he's also my go to guy now goes into some much detail ....
I forgot to mention that I'm 63 yrs old and retired now and still learning many new and interesting things on You tube including your paint tests. Keep it up so I can lean even more from your experience. I have many woodworking, construction and automotive skills but you can always translate new and different skills to those and other projects as well. I'm just beginning to get into detailed painting for my future guitar and car projects. Your insight is invaluable for those.
Thanks
You're welcome my friend. You guys are the best out there
I bought this after watching this review and all I can is WOW. The best chrome for hobby and cheap, with no smell. So glad you reviewed and Green Stuff World makes an excellent Yoda green acrylic for the airbrush as well. I used it to paint my life sized 3D printed Master Yoda and it is spot on. Keep up the great work and I can't understand how you don't have 500K subscribers? Your reviews are the best there is and you are truly helping makers and hobbyists up their games man.
Thank you my friend for the kind words and thanks for watching. Green Stuff World makes a great product
Wow, there are so many great chrome paints coming out lately.
Great review! I got some of the “dab-on” type and found the results could be somewhat lumpy. Like you said, if you try to brush it out, it messes with the mirror effect. Since the stuff is alcohol based, I cleaned my brush with alcohol and tried again. Apparently, I had just enough alcohol left in my brush to affect the surface tension because when I dipped the brush in the paint it instantly self-leveled! I experiment with it some more and found out that if you have a lumpy surface, if you dip your brush in 91% IPA and then just touch the lumps, it self levels right on the piece! Initially, it looks like the mirror effect is shot but wait a few seconds and it returns!
Give that a try!
Thank you for the alcohol trick it helped alot It kept turning out like aluminum but once I did alcohol it helped
@@onemansvideos2134 Hey! I’m glade you found it helpful. The alcohol trick also makes the paint able to be applied by airbrush. I put about three drops of paint in the airbrush cup and then one drop of alcohol. Unlike the paint that is meant to be airbrushed, this mix can be blasted in pretty thick. As soon as it levels it takes on the mirror shine. It takes a while to dry (I give it a day), but it shines like chrome should.
I will give that a try thanks for that tip I had to remove it cause I set something against it and it had an imprint
So good to know, thanks!
Sounds a bit like an airbrush trick of shooting straight Mr Leveling Thinner over the paint right after you put on a coat of paint.
I can't wait for the Wicked Colors Chorme Gold. I've been dying for you to test that one since you first showed it to us quite a while ago. Thanks for the amazing videos! You're an absolute lifesaver for us! I've recommended you and your channel to so many people.
Thanks buddy, every little bit helps. You guys are the best. I'll be practicing and testing the Quicksilver and the rest of that line up behind the scenes this week. I have high hopes
Excellent overview! I'm impressed with this chrome for sure.. loved it ! I've already got plans for a fully chromed out '57 in 1/24 scale with this "Green Stuff" chrome. Usually companies chrome lines just come out a silvery toy looking metal, not a true chrome look like these. Keep up the epic content brother !
I find his tests honest and unlike some others he gets on with it. Saves me wasting money at a time when every penny counts . Thanks.
I love how excited you are about this lol especially when you pulled out your new brush holder. I'm the same! Great vid, thanks man
Thanks buddy. I try to test everything for the first time on video so I can give a genuine reaction. That said this is the best chrome I've ever tested
Got the Airbrush color yesterday and tried it out right away. +++ Absolutely fantastic +++. Very easy to use and great result. Even on an untreated spoon, i.e. without primer or black gloss, an amazing chrome shine. THX!!!
Awesome!! Great paints for sure
Oh man. I love to see this paint tests in paint brands I never try before. Amazing work!!
Thank you my friend. That's what I'm here for, to test them all 👍
My friendly local game shop sold me on the GSW chrome by telling me that many mini painters won't use it because it looks like an a actual chrome piece on your otherwise painted piece. I'm glad to see your video concurs with that.
Where's the video of putting clearcoat on top of that Chrome, looks great
Consistently the most informative model related videos on You Tube.
Thanks again for the great info.
Thanks. I bought a bootle of this a month ago. Couldn’t find a review/test until now. Looks impressive
It is impressive. One of the best chrome paints I've tested.
Thank you for sharing this information. I am making lures and I was wondering how to mirror my lures without foiling, and this is really a good-looking job.
Wow the brush on is really impressive, next to a pigment it might be the best actual chrome out there.
thanks for the tip about dabbing on the brush version. I tried that one and made the mistake of brushing instead of dabbing and the finish was streaky like you showed.
Thanks Barbados for another great video you have me convinced on that green stuff chrome will buy some thank you sir love all your videos I think they’re the best !
I agree with the others that it looks great. I have tried molotow liquid chrome and spaz stix chrome. I am actually planning on repairing spots on chrome wheels so I would love to see a showdown of Alclad, Molotow, Spaz stix and this one, plus best clear coat.
I masked and airbrushed Green Stuff Airbrush Chrome over MCW 2K Clear Coat which was over MCW Gloss Black Enamel. This was for the chrome trim on my '50 Oldsmobile. It sprayed and dried beautifully, until a few days later, when areas of the chrome DISAPPEARED! I've had to remask and airbrush all the chrome trim with my old reliable - Molotow Chrome, after throwing the Green Stuff in the trash.
I love this stuff. I’ve got a lot of my nascar friends using this. I did a full body spray out using the brushable chrome and it came out amazing. I laid a medium coat first, then a heavy coat. You should really do a spray out of the brushable chrome, you’ll like it!👍👍
What did you thin the brushable chrome with?
@@michaelscarola50 I bought a bottle of their thinner. I ordered it direct. Took 12 days. But, neither one of them need thinner. I used my Badger 105 with a .5 needle. First pass will be spotty, but build it up, and out of nowhere the chrome finish will pop out at you when it’s thick enough. Like brushing, it needs to go on thick. The nice thing about it being alcohol based when it evaporates and dries, it dries thin, not with that heavy oversprayed thick enamel look.
Great video. Love your tests on all the chrome paints. Any chance you can have a chart of chrome that you recommend for shine, durability and cost. Keep up with the great videos!
Dude...Sir...your reviews are stellar!
Thank you my friend. I appreciate the that. I'm trying my best. Many more to come 👍
I bought a few of the same brush racks at my local Dollar Tree. I cut the "legs" down on one for shorter length tools.
Wery nice video Barbatos! ICM holding has released their own waterbased acrylics maybe you are going to test them?
I like the way you put the link on where a person can order from. Great job on the how do’s.
Thanks buddy, I do my best 👍
I really enjoy your videos,keep them coming, just bought my first airbrush and you are a teacher
Great review - Green Stuff looks like pretty good stuff.
I sprayed the brushable chrome paint in. I sprayed it heavy and it came out great! I love this stuff! Thanks
The spoon you had OLD wrote on looked the best. The other two looked darker.
Thank you for testing all those relatively expensive chrome paints for us so we can make an informed decision om which to us depending on application. I have learned a lot from your videos even though I haven't built models for quite a while but am now getting into rebuilding and modifying electric guitars and want to paint them in a chrome with a candy color over for the colored chrome effect and don't want to spend more on the paint job than I have in the rest of the guitar. I started with a cheap Chinese built Starcaster/Strat I got for under $100 and modifying it heavily....I had thought that the Molotow liquid chrome was best until you tested the Allclad chrome line and was blown away by the results and when cleared over with the pledge brand floor clear which I understand is an acrylic, it will save me a lot of cash. I plan to test with a mini spray gun and an airbrush to see which will yield the best results on a test piece as the guitar body is so much larger than your tiny model kit pieces but I think the methods and techniques you use will translate well for my purpose, and if I can save by not having to buy paints in bulk, but mixing in small batches for each project, it may cost a bit more per each paint job but save waste overall and yield better results overall. I plan to experiment with mica powers in different ratios in clear to see if less mica added will result in iridescent clear colors or candy colors as a result and if mixing colors of mica results in different colors of color shifting mixtures. you might try that on camera for us to see the potential results.
@Barbados Rex can you show how to achieve iceblue I am curious how glacier blue vallejo works with metallics you have
Never disappoints, as always. That Ruby Red Candy was beautiful.
They have a store on Esty also, but they ship from their warehouse in Spain. Looks like great stuff. I almost bought some of their shifts, but ending up going with Turbo Dork because of a specific color combo I needed. I'll have to get some of their paint to try out sometime.
Awesome, really beautiful chrome, in my end, it's sold!!!great review as always...👍👍👍👍
This video was very helpful. i just bought some of the chrome metal . i wanted the airbrush one but i got the other one. but it works.
I know this is years old now but I just discovered green stuff chrome and your video has inspired me to try this out on a set of cosplay daggers I have. Now, whilst I’ll mostly have these worn on my belt (so less handling), I’m wondering if a good few dusting coats and some buffing will allow me to make the finish durable enough to not rub off against my costume. This stuff looks amazing so fingers crossed!
I am wondering if you have done any paint tests on the Createx Line of paints in the Pearlized paints or the Wicked Colors pearl paints? I like the way that You do your paint tests.
Thanks for the video! I had to purchase some immediately. I'll figure out what to use it on later.
these would be great for cool custom car models
Thanks for a great video!
Saw 3 of them at my local hobby shop and was so exited to see they had 4 botles there. So took the 3 i wanted en walked exited to the counter. They looked at me suprised as they only got a few to test it out they wanted to know why i was so exited. And i reffered them to your video
You make excellent, informative videos. Keep up the good work, thanks!
Excellent work!
Holy shit! That’s better than Molotow! I started using Spaztix but I’ll definitely be ordering this! Great to see more companies making durable mirror chrome paints!
This looks like it works like SMS Hyperchrome Cold Tone. The SMS stuff I use you mist it on in 3-5 really light coats and then buff off the haze. And the SMS Hyperchrome you can spray over any color as long as it is gloss.
Lol I have tried brushing that $ tree brand of acrylic paint and it turned out to have a semi gloss finish to them not to bad and went on fairly well. But airbrush is a very different medium and you are the man who can make it worth the buck or not. Another great video always look forward to seeing more.
Man...i am so impressed with this product and Barbatos rex. Thank you for the video!
Thanks Ryan, this is the best chrome so far
@@barbatosrex9473 you lead me to that Michigan store, they should totally hook you up!
I've ordered direct from GSW in Spain, I'm in the US. It arrived in about 3 weeks.
I just ordered 2 of each from their website. Can’t wait!
Just ordered some cheap on eBay can't wait to try it , love using the Uschi power I got but pointless as you can't even look at it without it marking...!! and if you coat it well then it's just simply a shiny dark silver gray but this looks like my simple and inexpensive durable answer.
I'm in the UK and you don't know how lucky you are can't even get Tamiya in anything but 10ml mini's here so frustrating when you have to get multiple bottles just to do a couple of large models it sucks ,and many things not even available to even try at all unless you wait a month to get from abroad ...later bud
The most reflective chrome I've found is the GSW Chrome but the "brush" version sprayed through the airbrush. Only caveat is the application has a very narrow window. Needs very wet coats and the outside edge of the spray pattern creates a dull, sandblasted look that isn't fixed by the next pass but if you can get it wet just the right amount you will get a true mirror finish. I need to try reducing it slightly to see if that helps.
Edit- tried .5, .35 and .2 nozzles 10, 15, and 20 psi on each. Best result was Badger Sotar 2020 (.2 nozzle), 20psi, 1 dust coat followed by 2 heavy coats waiting a few minutes in between the 2 heavy coats. Brush about 1- 1.5" away and overlap the .25" wide pattern the Badger makes. Keeping brush normal to the surface (curved spoon) seemed to minimize outgassing voids. If it does have voids throw more over it. Still need some time to refine the technique but the result is an extremely reflective mirrored surface. On par with Revell
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Nice presentation! Can the chrome be top coated with two part clear epoxy? Thinking it would be great for painting fishing lures.
That’s some amazing looking paint. I will be ordering some immediately. Thanks!👍👍
did you use a clear coat? how did it turned out? is there a video?
Thanks, I will have to try this brand. All my Vallejo paints don't come close to real chrome.
Hello! Can i sand it with a fine grid , 4000 or 6000 and finish with a compoud to obtain a better an brialliant look?
I don't believe this can be sanded.
Theres Pure Metal Pigments i think you mention at 1:40 which are mixed with master medium or metal varnish which are quite nice. There's only four pigments though.
wow that looks amazing. Thanks Rex!
I tried this paint, then stumbled onto this video. I like the paint & I'm not a fan of acrylic paint since the Model Master line is off the market. Dries flat & even. Only color I've used so far is orange for a test plane & Navy jet trainers. I found it sloppy to clean out airbrush (my reason for dislike of acrylic paints). I recommend using a reducer to slow drying in the airbrush, kept clogging my 5mm needle. until i added reducer. I also kept a long stick gun cleaning swab & water to keep spray tip cleaned up. I prefer an external mix airbrush for spraying acrylics. Although I have my issues with this paint, I'm very happy with the results. These issues are unique to ME! Pigment seems very fine & plentiful, nice coating & like there is more than just orange, flame orange I liked best.
half tempted to try to put the brushable paint in a empty refillable paint marker. great vid bud!
Hola Barbatos, once again a lot of tips and hints coming out from your shop. I feel like I'm discovering a huge world of paints variety for my hobbies with you... I was happy using with my Createx/Wicked (I have almost every colour) with my lures, but I realize that I was short. I have to try other brands for painting my lures. Now I'm waiting for your Ink testing. When are you planning to do it? Even though I have almost everything I need, I wish to live in the USA to have easy access to all those stuffs. It is incredible. I really enjoy your vids...thanks.
Love that chrome! I'll have to get some of that.
Hi, great video. I'm hoping you can help me out. I've used the Crome metal brush on paint but I'm finding once dry, it becomes dull and loses it's shine when touched handled.
Would you know why this is ?
qué barniz utilizas para no perder el brillo del cromado y asín protegerlo una vez que esté terminado Gracias
How durable is the airbrush version? Does the airbrush version have to go over gloss black? Is it OK over Alclad Gloss Black? Is there a clear coat that works over this without turning it silver?
gReat review, I just bought myself 3 bottles. Lukyly I live in Spain so could get them locally. Have you tried to gloss coat it? I know the Molotow can be coated with Tamiya and Revell enamel gloss varnish, but have you tried what goes well with this one?
When you dab the paint on the small parts, you seems to lose the details beneath?
Not really. Once it fully dries it shows the details. It is a heavier paint for sure but the airbrush version is just a thinned down version of the brush on one.
@@barbatosrex9473 That's good to know. I am trying to get a gold chrome effect, on small parts of the plastic figure, should I put on chrome then put candy ink (gold tint) on top? or just straight on with the Gold chrome from the same brand? (saw you did in another video)
Danke dir vielmals für diesen Test!
You should check out more of Green Stuff World!
Their pigment Gold is absolutely beautiful
Just ordered a full set of them 👍
Great review l just bought a bottle today
Awesome review as always, thanks for sharing this, man …..and thank you for your time👏
I bought my grandson a matt black polymer BB revolver. I'd use a clear gloss for primer. I'd also have to brush it on because I have a 60 gallon 2 stage compressor that fills my semi tires well, but would blow up airbrush systems real quick. Sir Barbatos Rex, how can I seal it tight, because it would be manhandled many times in it's life?
Nice vid!!!!! 👍👍👍
A brilliant video thank you. Would it still work over sprayed with candy colours then clear coat it?
Yes, I actually tested it over candy red and it came out great. I'll post a Pic here and on Instagram now
Yoooo this is what i search!!! Could you pleaasseee tell me what color black you used on the white spoon? Iam searching for that gloss black but i cant find anything, i found tje chrome paint tho!! It looks amazing😮
I always use either Alclad Gloss Black Base or Tamiya Spray Can Gloss black TS-14
@@barbatosrex9473 amazing!! Thank you very much 😁😁
That fantastic !! , Would you please test what nitro fuel and castor oil would do to the chrome ? , I wonder if you could use it on a running model.
AMAZING and thank you for this video.
Did you use just a regular gloss black
Spray paint as a base?
Wow, I’ve had that exact orange/black Estes Rocket on my bench for like decades….My Son and I flew it a couple dozen times. 🚀
I was a huge model rocket fan from an early age. Had a massive collection of rare kits. The good Ole days 😉
Lol this video reminded me i ordered some stuff from michtoy and they attached a slip of paper for an item saying it was backordered and it would come in 3-4 weeks. That was back in april and they never sent me anything
I tried the chrome over tamiya x1 gloss black, which was over STYNYLREZ black primer, and instead of a chrome, I got more of a dark steel look. But when I sprayed it over a regular non primered spoon, it chromed beautiful, but of course whiped off when buffing.
Did I do something wrong with the primer & X1? Used a .3 needle @15psi
Not sure here, I use Tamiya Spray Can Gloss black TS-14 and that's a lacquer, the X-1 is an acrylic. Maybe that's where you are losing it. Also no need for a primer, the Tamiya on plastic is fine
@barbatosrex9473 I'll give it a go without the primer. Thx. New to painting, so I'm still learning the ins & outs.
Hope your wife is doing better mate!
@@barbatosrex9473I never use primer with Tamiya paints on plastics works excellent no runs and finishes superb and very rarely use clear coat either unless I have a reason to change the finish ...etc just a bit of Tamiya polish if needed looks great and it's tough paint anyway I find...
Hey Mr Rex.....another great video. Two questions, one, if you had to choose just one chrome paint what would it be. Two, how do you think your automotive 2K clear would work on that chrome.
I like this chrome and would choose this but if it's hard for you to find Alclad is no slouch. I'm waiting for a week for this to fully cure before I test clears over it but I think it's fairly durable and might be better off without a clear.
My results for what it's worth. Sprayed three spoons with tamiya x1, x4, x14. Light mist coats produced a dull aluminum look on the first two. The x14 , a sky blue produced a nice nickel chrome. Very pleased with that, but after twenty four hours I could easily rub it off with my finger. The dull aluminum ones would not rub off. I sprayed 2 k clear over the x14/chrome spoon. It turned into a silver. Any thoughts?
@Barbatos Rex can you cure this stuff in a food dehydrator? I have a piece I chromed for a client and need to mail it to him but I want to make sure it is fully cured first.
When I spray this I get what looks like fine black specks on my spoon. It looked like it was maybe poor coverage from the chrome flake and gloss black primer coming though. But when I spray some more it just dulls it out with the black specks still present. Still is there after I buff it as well. Wonder what I'm doing wrong. Maybe a psi issue? When I spray molotow unthinned it looks fine. Will try alclad soon
In my opinion GSW is the best all around chrome. I’m including ease of use, the ability to strip and re-spray. Spraying car parts in chrome, in reality, is a little tricky to get right.
I'm surprised you were able to buff the Airbrush one. I did a spoon test myself. It looked great, and I left it alone for nearly two weeks. When I prepared to spray it on my model, I grabbed the spoon by the head and ALL the chrome paint rubbed off. Did I miss you saying that you sealed it or something?
I found mine to be pretty durable. But check out one of my latest videos on clear coating chrome paint for protection
Good video. What is a good air brush gun.
⭐️ great review 😎 ⭐️ thanks 👍
It's hard to read the paint numbers, the two spray on chrome's whats the numbers from left to right?
I have some Necrons that would look cool in chrome. If you spay clear gloss over the silver chrome, does that keep the original look, like for the blue chrome? 40K models need protection from grubby hands :-D
What if you polish the brushed one with the brush strokes a bit?
I paint lures and am always looking for the shiniest most reflective chrome I can get but it HAS to be clear coated and thats where most fail miserably. Is there a clear coat that works with GSW Airbrush chrome that does'nt dull it too bad?
I haven't found anything great yet. So far Alclad Aqua Gloss has faired the best
Hello!
Great stuff!
One question: after two years is the chrome still shinny?
Cheers?
Still shiny my friend 👍
what if you did a gloss grey or gloss white underneath?
Awesome video as always. I purchased the green stuff airbrush chrome impulsively and truly not expecting it to be any good. It is fantastic! It has Avery high reflective shine and is very easy to use straight out of the bottle. It’s pretty durable too. I did a head to head against Gaia notes. The Gaia notes chrome was maybe 10% more reflective, however green stuff beats it in price and availability (I think Gaia notes is 3-4xs the cost of green stuff) . The best chrome color I ever used was the Kcolor shine chrome, but that company is now defunct. green stuff airbrush chrome is now my go to.
I can see using the Brush chrome to touch up plated parts. It will most likely be better than the Molotow pen.
Ive just bought greenstuff chrome airbrush and sprayed my 1/24 40 ford coupe trim with it and it came off really easilly when i tried to buff it.
can you review acrysion, been considering wich one to get between vallejo.
Gracias por compartir tu esfuerzo y tu tiempo. Excelente video muy valioso