Silver Surfer Comiquette aquired (added reapainted headsculpt pic)

[averone]

I like to see the SS painted up.
The BD is one of the best to see this method applied

 

[painter x]

Thanks guys I will defintley repaint this.

Once I get some other paint jobs done

 

[wookielovin]

WOW that looks awesome

 

[IronLungs31]

Going to be on the look out for your chromed out Sideshow Silver Surfer.

 

[electroshock]

i saw yours pics and i go to chrome mine too

but i dont now what materials i need,

can u help me?

 

[wookielovin]

I don't have have the balls to chrome mine but.... BLACK ENAMEL paint. and alacald 2 chrome.... Ive been considering it, maybe i can find a cheap one on flea bay.

 

[painter x]

I don't have have the balls to chrome mine but.... BLACK ENAMEL paint. and alacald 2 chrome.... Ive been considering it, maybe i can find a cheap one on flea bay.

You dont want to use enamel paint here is what you need
this is the process on How to paint the Ultimate Silver Surfer

1) you need to prime over the original piece with primer
2) wet sand the primer down with micro mesh sand paper start with 4,000 - 12,000 grit. do this till the piece is smooth like glass

3 Take Tamiya gloss black spray paint mist a light layer of paint hardly covering the piece. Be sure to wait 15-20 mins in between coats

4) Mist more Tamiya gloss black covering the piece a bit more but not covering the piece.

5 Now start to spray heavy coats of gloss balck always keep the can moving
about 2 heavy coats should do it.

6) Now once its all dry wet sand 8,000-12,000 grit the black making sure there is no rough spots

7) Then use Tamiya clear spray and spray till the black is very glossy like glass

8) Once Dry get a double action airbrush to do this right has to be a double action, take the alcald II chrome and lightly mist over the black light preasure
light coats and slowly build up the chrome color till your happy.

9) let dry and look over the piece to see if you missed any spots if it looks good do not seal the piece I repeat dont seal cuzz you wonderful chrome will not look metal it will lose its shine. Just wipe with a clean cotton cloth from time to time

This is alot of steps but if you want the ultimate chrome job this is how I do it
its a must to sand cuzz if you have any imperfections on the piece
once you paint on the chrome the paint will show them.

painting metalics is very hard I hope this will help someone If you have any questions feel free to ask here or by PM

Carl

 

[Blackthornone]

You dont want to use enamel paint here is what you need
this is the process on How to paint the Ultimate Silver Surfer

1) you need to prime over the original piece with primer
2) wet sand the primer down with micro mesh sand paper start with 4,000 - 12,000 grit. do this till the piece is smooth like glass

3 Take Tamiya gloss black spray paint mist a light layer of paint hardly covering the piece. Be sure to wait 15-20 mins in between coats

4) Mist more Tamiya gloss black covering the piece a bit more but not covering the piece.

5 Now start to spray heavy coats of gloss balck always keep the can moving
about 2 heavy coats should do it.

6) Now once its all dry wet sand 8,000-12,000 grit the black making sure there is no rough spots

7) Then use Tamiya clear spray and spray till the black is very glossy like glass

8) Once Dry get a double action airbrush to do this right has to be a double action, take the alcald II chrome and lightly mist over the black light preasure
light coats and slowly build up the chrome color till your happy.

9) let dry and look over the piece to see if you missed any spots if it looks good do not seal the piece I repeat dont seal cuzz you wonderful chrome will not look metal it will lose its shine. Just wipe with a clean cotton cloth from time to time

This is alot of steps but if you want the ultimate chrome job this is how I do it
its a must to sand cuzz if you have any imperfections on the piece
once you paint on the chrome the paint will show them.

painting metalics is very hard I hope this will help someone If you have any questions feel free to ask here or by PM

Carl

Why would you use gloss black when you will use clear gloss later to give gloss? In automotive finishes, they use a black that is pure color, with no gloss, and then clear gloss for the gloss. I would think that a pure color coat would cover better, for an overall thinner paint job, to preserve more detail. Seems like more work than you really need to do.
Surely there is a way to strip off the original factory paint to keep the thickness down in order to preserve the crispness of the detail.
West Coast Customs painted the Tron Audi with a special chrome paint that actually uses some sort of plating process, but is sprayed on like paint. It takes it to the next level.
Check out these links.

https://www.creationsnchrome.com/comicstatues.html

https://www.creationsnchrome.com/
In addition, when it comes to clear coat, if you have one clear enough, it will only whiten the piece a little bit, and silver is a whiter metal than chrome, so it might not be all that bad to do. People can get so focused on the fact that chrome is closer to the look of polished silver than silver paint is that they can forget that they are really trying to achieve the look of silver, and not chrome. I would prefer a clear like Alsa's mirraclear to reduce maintenance and tarnishing ie dulling due to oxidation and live with the slight whitening of the clear.

 

[painter x]

Why would you use gloss black when you will use clear gloss later to give gloss? In automotive finishes, they use a black that is pure color, with no gloss, and then clear gloss for the gloss. I would think that a pure color coat would cover better, for an overall thinner paint job, to preserve more detail. Seems like more work than you really need to do.
Surely there is a way to strip off the original factory paint to keep the thickness down in order to preserve the crispness of the detail.
West Coast Customs painted the Tron Audi with a special chrome paint that actually uses some sort of plating process, but is sprayed on like paint. It takes it to the next level.
Check out these links.

https://www.creationsnchrome.com/comicstatues.html

https://www.creationsnchrome.com/

This is the way i do it you can strip the factory paint off if you want but its so thin does not make that much of a difference so I never strip the piece
and I never lose any detail

The reason I clear the gloss black is the orignal gloss black is not gloss enough it needs to be like glass.

The west coast custom folks do good work but in my opinion there is a such thing as being to chrome If I want to turn the silver surfer into a hood ornament
I will get it done from a custom shop. But for me I like the way the Alclad II looks. It looks realistic and better
to me not so chrome where when you look at it will blind you lol


I have been painting for many years never had any problems

 

[Blackthornone]

This is the way i do it you can strip the factory paint off if you want but its so thin does not make that much of a difference so I never strip the piece
and I never lose any detail

The reason I clear the gloss black is the orignal gloss black is not gloss enough it needs to be like glass.

The west coast custom folks do good work but in my opinion there is a such thing as being to chrome If I want to turn the silver surfer into a hood ornament
I will get it done from a custom shop. But for me I like the way the Alclad II looks. It looks realistic and better
to me not so chrome where when you look at it will blind you lol


I have been painting for many years never had any problems

Does putting gloss clear over gloss black make it glossier than putting gloss clear over pure color coat black, ie flat black?

 

[painter x]

Does putting gloss clear over gloss black make it glossier than putting gloss clear over pure color coat black, ie flat black?

I have tried it both ways and I got much better results when using Tamiya clear over Tamiya gloss black.
So I would say yes it makes it glossier and makes it more glass like which is what you want.

 

[electroshock]

anyway until start chroming i wait to see your pics with SS finaly painted

 

[filip629]

painter x....you sir, have a PM. I have a project in mind that I hope is right up your alley.

 

[painter x]

painter x....you sir, have a PM. I have a project in mind that I hope is right up your alley.

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[buzzybean]

His head is too small...bad proportions on the SS piece.

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