Brushed Aluminum paint effect??

I could do with some info on this before I get the stuff to mess about with but if not I will try work it out.

 

The tread is 7 years old, be patient
cool as hell I want to know some more also.

 

Matthews, a company that caters to the sign industry has a paint called "brushed aluminum" which works real well and simple to spray

 

Ok I will be, I have tryed searching google and can't find any info on this process. It looks realy good what that guy on here did and would love to know how he did it and the stuff on the plateall site looks very good too.

 

I am going to turn one of these gold.

 

I just went out and shot a small video just to show what this copper looks like after however many years it's been? Just my rear window moldings that I never finished up. I have done concrete with a br*** finish a bronze finish would be nice to. I guess to make the finished look neat is after bringing the finish up to a nice shine you don't have to worry about the small indentations because you can wax the concrete part with Johnson's paste wax and give it a look like it just came from the foundry. That way you don't have to get into those tiny crevices to make them mirror like, plus it tarnishes just like real metal so it is kind of a neat finish. I never really did get into doing this finish but I'm sure there's a lot that can be done with it. I think my mix was by volume 50% metal 50% fibergl*** layup resin then just add enough styrene monomer to get it to spray through my primer gun at about 90 PSI to 100 psi. It will not spray out smooth like paint it almost looks like spraying fine concrete or something similar to that you can see in the video the grainy kind of finish after spraying. I think my gun had a 1.8 tip or a 2.0 tip.
Well I hope this helps a little bit anyway I was just experimenting I never really got that good at the finish. But I can say it sure does hold up good. The Plate all guys were a big help and good to deal with back then also.

 

Thanks for the tip, looks great.

 

Thanks for the update jdee.
Amazing the stuff available out there.
I have some pieces I want to try that on.

 

Interesting stuff for sure, what has to be done to prepare the piece being sprayed first?

 

I just used epoxy primer. Nothing on the concrete.
Its not super cheap, so I would always do a test part first.
I guess the copper gets used on the bottom of boats cuz nothing wants to live on copper
Jdee

 

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Really interested in this process. The site you posted doesn't list alot of info- are you on your own for mixing ratios or do they have recommended amounts to add to the resin?

-rick

 

Thanks for your help. This site sells metal powder and also says the 50 - 50 mixing ratio is best. http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/acatalog/CFS_Catalogue__Metal_Powders_407.html

 

He guys, Justin from Plate All here! I have been reading over everyones post. First I would like to say our resin does NOT need to be thinned out what so ever! try reducing the amount of metal that comes out of the gun! Our process is very easy. Three steps; Preparing, Applying, and Finishing! That easy. Our product can go on almost anything besides ice, rubber and silicone. We just developed a new Resin and have 20+ different shades of REAL metal. Plate All is only as good as the substrate its applied to. Plate All can resist 350 degrees of heat and take about 1,500 psi to remove it. IF anyone has any questions or would like to know more (phone calls explain more then writing) please feel free to call me any time.

 

Can this stuff be rolled on like fibergl*** repair resin?

If it has a heavily textured sprayed on surface 'like concrete' it may be easier to work down smooth if you just have an orange peel that rolled resin usually has.