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Old 03-10-2006 | 04:19 PM
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I have a cessna 170 model from guillows and i want to make it a crome color from my airbrush what procedure do i use when i get the right color for the chrome and make it shiny? do i use like a chrome color airbrush it on then use a clear or chrome glass finish? this is going to be tissue so im not sure how that would be done thanks
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Ryan,

In 20 plus years of modeling, i've never been able to get a good representation of chrome with paint. Silver, dull aluminum, yes. Chrome, no way. If you really want chrome, I suggest Monokote:

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