Adding tints to Testor's Metalizer or Alclad

[Supertom]

Hi everyone,

First of all, thanks to 72linerlover, Silverback and Terryt for their help in the scale calculations.

I have another question - has anyone tried to tint Testor's Metalizer paints or Alclad? Some Testor's kit boxings have suggested adding a few drops of orange paint to their enamel Chrome paint to achieve a titanium color, and I was wondering if the same could be done for these higher-end paints.

Thanks in advance!

[72linerlover]

You are welcome, Supertom, for the scale calculations.

I recommend you not to mix Alclad II with anything. Never tried Testor.

Alclad II Chrome is really shiny per se. I painted Chrome at the work some pieces of a prototype lamp that will be steinless steel and it came really well.

The Alclad website gives tips for mixing and not mixing.

Euge

[terryt]

Here are some tips on Alclad, you also might want to browse his whole website, he does some fantastic work.

http://fp.enter.net/~floch1/models/alcladthoughts.htm

He does tint Alclad and I have tinted Model Master Metalizers, just don't use too much of the tint.

[mkimages]

The Alclad II line has a few "clear" colors that work great for tinting the metalizers. I have heard (it may have been from Tony Hipp himself) that you can use standard enamels to tint the metalizers as well, but I have not tried that yet.

[CrowTRobot]

I tint Alclad WITH Testor's Metalizer. It's an economical (read cheap) way to stretch a single $$$ bottle of Alclad into multiple shades.