ORIGINAL: GianFrancesco
I have followed the ''Andy Hutton method'': Firstly Black car spray paint; then graphite powder was rubbed onto to the whole ; then a light film of two parts poly matt varnish to seal.
I've also used the same trick: Flat black then rub on graphite. The problem is that using a fuel-proof finish pretty much destroys the fine effect. On the mount I'm hoping to somehow achieve a "blued steel" look rather than black. But because I'll be using different types of metal (as well as some wood and maybe some plastic) I'll need to primer the whole thing and then paint (i.e. "fake it").