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Article #346Re: Using aluminium foil to mimic metal finish
From: Richard Wright
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:07
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:07
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I seem to remember reading a technique article in FineScale Modeler some years back. The guy was using the wrappers from Nestle's Crunch bars (not those NBA commemorative bars though - they have a paper backing on the foil. Use the silver kind). For an adhesive he used the 3M spray adhesive thinned with lacquer thinner. (At least I THINK that was the adhesive). Personally I use BareMetal Foil, which comes with an adhesive backing. Only two problems with BareMetal foil - 1) it's a bit expensive and hard to find. 2) The adhesive has a limited shelf life. I recently had to discard an entire sheet of BareMetal that was only 1 year old. Stuff wouldn't stick at all. Bummed me right out. Richard -- *-----------------------------------------------------------------------* * "Listen, three eyes," he said, "don't you try to outweird me, I get * * stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal." * *-----------------------------------------------------------------------* * Richard L. Wright, Jr * Disclaimer: * * Data General Corporation * The views expressed here are the * * System Evaluation and Performance * One True Way to Enlightenment. * * Analysis Center (SEPAC) * Everyone shares my views, they * * Norcross, Georgia, USA 30092 * just don't realize it yet. * * (404) 448-6072 * Riiiiiight. * *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!opl.com!psinntp!psinntp!dg-rtp!rambo.atlanta.dg.com!atlanta.dg.com!rlw From: rlw@atlanta.dg.com (Richard Wright) Newsgroups: rec.models.scale Subject: Re: Using aluminium foil to mimic metal finish Message-ID: <1992Nov19.230757.1984@rambo.atlanta.dg.com> Date: 19 Nov 92 23:07:57 GMT References: <1ee2pqINNbm4@male.EBay.Sun.COM> Sender: rlw@sebo (Richard Wright) Organization: Data General Corp. ASSD, Atlanta, GA Lines: 25