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Old 12-20-2009 | 05:02 PM
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jaka
 
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From: Upplands Vasby, SWEDEN
Default RE: Best way to simulate polished aluminum?

Hi!
...It's not panel lines! It's panels!
The fuselage is covered with many (must be hundreds) pieces of Oracover, first wet sanded on a piece of glass, then put on with a covering iron. The upper side of the wing is also covered with several pieces of Oracover chrome. Every piece of film is wet sanded in different directions to obtain a well worn finish.
The engine nacelles and some other difficult-to-cover-areas are covered with aluminum duct tape, also wet sanded prior to being put into place.
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