Bezel paint, take 2

[sneed12]

After seeing a gen bezel insert in person:

 

http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/157621-gen-bezel-insert-photos-comparison-to-modded-rep-part/

 

 

 

I knew that the bezel paint mod I had been doing (using Duplicolor Platinum spray paint) wasn't nearly good enough. The color was off and the finish was too rough. I needed a paint with much smaller metallic flakes, and also some warm brown/coppery/gold tones in it.

 

So I dropped by the hobby store. They didn't have a single paint color that I thought worked, but after some thought I picked up these two colors of Tamiya:

 

 

 

I mixed about 4:1 of aluminum:gold and just painted over the numbers. I didn't bother removing the paint that was already there, but if I were to do this again I think I'd either remove it or do a base layer of pure white underneath.

 

This paint's excess was much harder to remove than the spray paint:

 

 

 

 

but eventually I got it

 

 

 

and I'm pretty happy with how it looks. I'd say the color is pretty spot on.

 

 

Redid my GMT IIc bezel as well.  Comparing the two paint jobs, THIS IS THE OLD PAINT COLOR

 

 

and this is the new

 

 

 

 

and in natural light

 

 

 

[eduardor]

It does look  spot on, great job sneed, i'll be doing the same mod to my sub. Thanks for the tip, now i just need the gold color paint.

[Deckard1979]

Good job mate

 

I have done something similar recently after knocking the pearl from my DSSD.

 

Thats the result:

 

I have used the Tamiya Flat White as the base and few coats of Tamiya Titanium X32 diluted with thinner. 

 

 

[SSTEEL]

Great work, the little gold you added gives it the right tone now.

[freddy333]

Looks good.

[Watchmeister]

Nicely done. It is a big improvement. Now you have me thinking about my DSSD.