Paints required for a titanium look

[Draggo42684]

can someone tell me what paints I need to get a titanium look pls include primers, clearcoats and what not.

 

[NCNitro]

What are you painting? A hard body?

 

[Draggo42684]

Lexan body for my Drift Chassis. 200mm R34 GTR Skyline.

 

[NCNitro]

Lexan bodies are painted on the inside, no primer or clear coat is used, the lexan acts as the clear coat.

 

[Draggo42684]

Ok kool, what paint you recommend to get a titanium color?

 

[Lessen]

There are multiple types of paints to use. Pactra Acryl and Parma Fascolor are water-based lexan paints. Pactra Racing Finish is a laquer-based paint for lexan bodies. No matter which you decide to go with you can get a nice titanium color if you mix a little bit of silver into black. Just do a little at a time until you reach the tone you like.

 

[NCNitro]

There are multiple types of paints to use. Pactra Acryl and Parma Fascolor are water-based lexan paints. Pactra Racing Finish is a laquer-based paint for lexan bodies. No matter which you decide to go with you can get a nice titanium color if you mix a little bit of silver into black. Just do a little at a time until you reach the tone you like.

Actually you would want to mix a little black in to silver, since titanium is actually closer to silver than it is to black. just a few drops at a time until you get the color you want.

 

[Candyman]

If you look at the body I did for beason, I achieved the pewter/titanium look by first laying a uniform coat of Pactra Acryl Transparent Smoke. Then a coat of regular silver. And then back it with black. I think it looks pretty close.

 

[Lessen]

Actually you would want to mix a little black in to silver, since titanium is actually closer to silver than it is to black. just a few drops at a time until you get the color you want.

Yes, yes. My bad. dislexic in the morning

 

[Draggo42684]

That's not bad lessen I may just ship my body to you for painting

wrong person I mean Candyman

 

[NCNitro]

That looks really good Jeff, I may have to try that.

 

[Lessen]

I know I've done something within the last year with a titanium tone it it but I can't remember what..

This Mini-T body is a few years old and I dno't think I even have it anymore, but it was my first attempt at using titanium and silver together.

and another example of using silver with titanium (dark silver really).

 

[Draggo42684]

that's some nice work there lessen. So are the tips for spray paint or hand painting? BTW the body looks like it's Lexan but I bought it off another person and it's been painted just not sure, let me find out and let you guys know.

 

[Lessen]

Tips are for spray. There are very few instances where it's reasonable to brush anything on a lexan body IMO. I have done it before but only once I believe.

 

[NCNitro]

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