How To Make Gold Chrome For Plastic Models & More

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[@Huzaku]

"The secret is one color" pushes into frame 6 colors. 😂 love this dude

[@UNICORNxGUNDAM]

Another great video to send me into a spiral of paint purchases.

[@Singlecartest]

The trick to keeping the chromes reflective look is for alclad: do a layer of chrome, then aqua gloss, then go over that with 2k gloss and it’ll bring back the reflectivity. After that you can use a clear yellow/brown for your good look. Please give that a try and see how you like it

[@RipRecords]

Would this be for a gold chrome look??

[@stigmautomata]

aqua gloss shouldn't remove the chrome effect to begin with. it''s impossible to apply so much that the reflectivity disappears without massive pooling. aqua gloss is not very strong; 2K would almost certainly demolish it no?

[@mr.hotshot8822]

Hello Rex, i know this is an older video but ive learned and tried that Tamiya Clear Yellow and Clear Orange mixed 50/50, will give you and more realistic rich gold, like a 14k gold, ive done some airbrushing some lowrider car kits on the spoke wheels, and it came out unbelievable. Spray it over chrome and used a tamiya clear to protect it. Try it and thank me later my friend. Cheers

[@EdgeR2]

what I do is spray the shiniest chrome you have (even the greenstuff one) then use the E7 chrome sealer/pledge (both have similar results) and THEN use the clear yellow/brown/orange mix, it'll be really shiny.

[@waywardscythe3358]

I love your airbrush and paint videos since I've been looking into switching from hand painting my gunpla to airbrush. These are always really informative!

[@SideHustleGarageSwimbaits]

Createx makes a gold chrome. Sprays nice and keeps it shine when cleared.

[@stephenjones4013]

I just watch video on it great video of there Kandy

[@ddx5769]

That clear yellow and clear brown tends to give a dark gold which looks to be consistent in most of your spoons.. Clear yellow + clear orange is the traditional bright gold

[@michaelatella7632]

What ratio would you reccomend

[@ddx5769]

@@michaelatella7632 depends on how much of a yellow gold you want. Start with 70 yellow and 30 orange, then see if that’s what you like. If you want a darker gold then put in more orange

[@rvreveals6740]

Wife and I have enjoyed your videos learning a lot about airbrushing and paint. keep up the great work.

[@KaramAskarov]

That was the what I am looking for . Thank you Mr. Rex!

[@hortonshotrodshop2003]

Would not have thought the colors used would end up with the results you got. Very nice.

[@ericmacias4455]

I had my doubts when I saw it mixed at first but wow, that looks absolutely amazing. Can't wait to try it myself.

[@wl7291]

Createx makes acrylic/urethane clear coats and candy colors. For those the ratios and mixing is really important to follow, but definitely a full range of colors and effects in acrylic paints, plus the 4053 high gloss clear to test on chromes.

[@geoffhipwell2198]

That's a fantastic little secret. I don't know how you came up with this idea but I'll be using it the first chance I get. Keep up with these experiments, I'm sure we would be lost without all of your great work. You could put out a book! I'd surely get a copy! 👍

[@doublenickelbob]

Great video Rob, keep em coming I'll keep watching.

[@johnblack9885]

I have been mixing my own gold chrome for years mixing clear orange and clear yellow 1:1 over chrome. Works perfectly.

[@bendlance]

Those Chromes are so shiny I finally got a good look at the Man behind the brush!! I'm excited to make up some nice Brown/Gold clears

[@stevenfetterman916]

gold chrome is so pretty.

[@dragoonzen]

Love the results!

[@-Joe--]

GSW do have a set of acrylic candy inks. 8 that includes brown and yellow. I haven't tried it much. But brushed a little over the chrome that went ok. Love how you mixed this up. I want to try this for sure.😊 I did have the GSW gold chrome and it wasn't shiny enough. I thought I did it wrong. Cheers!

[@AstreaGT]

I just painted a gold kit with just clear yellow. I would have never thought of doing this :0 looks great!

[@Tasaq313]

Thank you! I tried it with GSW Candy Inks, tiger brown + citrine yellow but with different ration (2 brown : 1 yellow) as I prefer darker tone and it looks almost perfect, I just ordered mr. color yellow and brown to see how it compares. GSW has a nice candy effect, I really like the tone and how it reflects the light but it dulls chrome a bit to much (or I put the paint in the worng way...).

[@blodhemn413]

Excellent. I've been waiting for the right gold chrome color. Love it.

[@jamiepowell3405]

This is perfect for my lowrider builds thanks brother

[@barbatosrex9473]

Anytime Jamie 👍

[@RuthlessMojo]

Nice. Just received a huge lot of metallics, fluoros and colour shifting hobby paints. I’m starting my own budget tabletop channel and have been accruing supplies to feature on it. I have also ordered a heap of acrylic and alcohol inks to create my own metallics with. I will be using a pearlescent base and acrylic inks for opaque colours and gloss or matte polyurethane varnish and alcohol inks for translucent colours. I’ll have to try this with chrome too.

[@7THONK7]

Very interesting! This is an excellent vid giving many good options. Always looking for chrome ideas/solutions along with the anodized look. Thanks for all the leg work!!

[@James_Hande]

AWESOME, thank you so much! Since I got back into auto modeling I've wanted to take my skills to the next level. I've always wanted to build some kits changing the chrome to gold, now I know how. 👍

[@millar876]

right now for gold im using gold chrome nail powder over gloss black for yellow/gold parts on my gunpla. might give this a try when my current powder runs out

[@jasonMontalvo1]

alclad chrome with a aqua clear sealer and createx tequila gold candy looks amazing. keeps the reflections pretty well but is prone to dripping uneven coverage if you are not patient, even over a waterbase clear. not sure why but apply it in thin coats you get good results

[@AutismusPrime69]

What kind of aqua clear sealer do you use?

[@joenguyen2795]

This is an awesome, comprehensive video. Would you be able to recommend a clear coat on top of the golden chrome?

[@barbatosrex9473]

Check out this video on that topic kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXOcqKp5rqxkmtksi=Nh34HBn2PaO2WYZb

[@dragoonoly3084]

Back in the day I found a testers paint mix that I did on a gundam kit , turn out just like a dark gold Chrome. It was gloss black Metallic mix with Metallic gold an there was one more can not remember the name . It was an odd tester name. I'm try to find where I put my old tester paint.

[@masterkent1]

U can also use Born mirror to Finish clear yellow for a mirror gold chrome.

[@poni7373]

Great video. You mentioned that it doesn’t work on the Greenstuff chrome. They make 3 three lines of acrylic inks that may work. They are: Acrylic wash ink (8 colors), intensity ink (12 colors) and candy inks (8 colors). Probably the latter will be best to try

[@603VIL]

Thank you so much. Been wanting to know this for a very long time. 🙏

[@lastshadow9351]

Great work! Your results were good and you really got a nice chrome gold look. I am going to pick up that Mr. Metallic Rough Silver and maybe that no name silver as I do really like the way those turned out. I'll probably just use the rough silver as a base under a candy to get that 70's big flake candy paint job look. I'll also have to get a brown candy as I must have misplaced the one I had and I'm sure I'll have a project where I'll need a chrome gold.

[@aichisendou5057]

Dude I been looking for a way to get a Chrome Gold for custom kit idea and this is what im looking for.

[@simonbritton7749]

these videos are gold!!Pun very much intended

[@SLICK-GLN]

I like you using that card as a background nice work bro

[@BookShore]

I was just thinking about how to get that golg look cause it was coming out yellow. You're the man!!

[@bacawaka2813]

Try aqua gloss over the GSW, then use the lacquer paints clears.

[@mahmadieh7011]

I've been following ever since you've been doing chrome and gold chrome videos. Now that I see so many results in this video I wonder which one is the closest to Gordon Tarpley's C3PO's gold chrome? He uses a yellow and red mixture. Does your mixture remove reflectivity? It's difficult to see....I wonder if more yellow than brown would help get the tone to that C3PO light gold chrome result...The Duralumen appeared to be deadened as if the chrome reflectivity went away but I could be wrong as too many back to back gold chrome results appear to make them all look alike after a while. Any comments on this, Rex? Thanks for doing this video! PS. Try Holomatic Spectral Chrome on all chromes without 2k clear over the final results, and without 2k over each base!

[@isaacisaac010]

Nice! Going to use this to paint my Hyaku Shiki

[@sharpy3453]

Dam, hopefully this will be what I need

[@BrianMcKnight68]

Great content again. I paint diecast cars, and have been looking for a good gold chrome look. A couple of these combinations are just what I’m looking for.

[@michaelkneringer3194]

Tinted varnish. One can add a drop of what ever color paint to clear varnish.

[@Phoenixflame87]

Did you seal any of the chromes before spraying the clear paints over them? I tried clear yellow Mr Color over the Alclad chrome once, but it ate through the chrome a bit and gave it a typical silver metallic look. Perhaps I went to heavy to soon on the yellow.

[@bhop.builds]

I had the same question, and same result over unsealed alclad.

[@Genadarr]

I had the same result. Tried again but just lightly misted the first few coats and it came out much better. I tend to go to heavy to fast

[@bottledwaterprod]

Great vid. However, I was hoping to see a comparison between the brands of clear brown/yellow as I imagine there could be great differences. That could be too much extra run time, but to cut down length you could've just shown them all next to each other demonstrated on your favorite chromes from the first brand. Just real quick at the end. Also if you would show how every chrome looks before spraying, that would help ppl like me saving this as a reference. Again, great video. Just trying to help as I am definitely your target demographic. Subscribed!

[@barbatosrex9473]

Welcome aboard, I did another video on a candy clear mix that looks like gold and I recently tested Inspire's Candy Gold which looks just like gold chrome

[@socko47]

Midwinter minis had a similar recommendation of using silver ink with added sepia or brown ink

[@DevHawk]

Been waiting for this one.

[@modelcarmadness5119]

Really cool idea, it looks great

[@madthinker6465]

Amazing video! I was looking foward to learn how to do make this in a helmet. Thanks.

[@Genadarr]

Another informative video. I have been trying this but have been using clear over the chromes first and it kills the shine. Will give these combos a try.

[@user-ki4tl5kz4z]

I understand your efforts to not wake up your compressor...mine does 97dB and scares the hell out of me, just like a growling monster! 50ltrs tank goes for a while and then...👻😱👻

[@richardanderson7412]

very nice

[@robertfousch2703]

customspraymods has a 5 year old video on doing a C3PO using gold candy over chrome with 2k clear after to get a great gold chrome effect, you should have a look at that one.

[@thegooseinator898]

Going try this on my RG tallgeese for all the white armor :D

[@jasonwalton1985]

Awesome, thank you Robert, I believe we're getting much much closer to the secret of imitating chrome gold plate. Just wonder how water or alcohol based clear would work. Curious if the solvent is flash breaking down some of the chrome shine as it's dries? Just a thought.

[@albertorodrigomolinasortiz471]

This came out just on time. I got a Transformers Cyberverse deluxe Grimlock. That particular release is plain grey and yellow instead of the traditional silver and gold of the character. Another character of the same team, Slug, was released later in the same line with the traditional team colors, so they don't look good together. I generally leave my transformers stock unless they are broken or bootlegs, but the grey plastic on this Grimlock has turned yellow now, so I won't be feeling any gilt when modifying it.

[@curtcassese1243]

I have 2 full sets of moto chrome. But remember also born that you tested

[@yichizhang1540]

You are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing

[@ChaosGossamer]

Thank you for showing this , I am currently working on a Five Star Stories model Knight Of Gold and was wondering how to do a good paint job on this seeing how the whole figure is basically gold head to toe

[@brandonstone7134]

First great channel. So much information. Love it. What is your favorite chrome on a miniature? The space marine looks fantastic in the background. Will be using this gold on my Custodes army. Hope they it works well over resin also.

[@silenttraveler7192]

Can you please give a update on the Robotkai Waterfall Spray Booth. Is it a buy recommendation or is it a Pass 😮 ??? 😮 noticed you do not use

[@ryanmyers4083]

Where can I get one of those airbrush stands

[@JohnDoe-og2bt]

Its true about the mind saying its yellow, i put clear yellow over gold and it only looked slightly more gold than the yellow over silver did. All the paints in that test were tamiya and I think they make a clear brown so I'll pick some up if they do, I already spent way to much on most of the createx candy line, I forget which thinner lol, and some mutant crystal.

[@Mannysscalemodeling]

Awesome video! Love that gold/chrome! Did you try it on the Revell Chrome at all?

[@sachinthawadumesthrige8886]

For me the only ones that have given a true plated look are dspiae and molotow when painted over with alclad candy yellow

[@RipRecords]

Gold plated look?? Do you have any sample images/videos you could share???

[@sachinthawadumesthrige8886]

@RipRecords here you go. You can change the tone by adding some candy Red to the yellow. This is just candy yellow sprayed at like 5psi (wet spray) over dspaie which dried for 3-4 days kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWOxZHuLqZVqhK8

[@RipRecords]

@@sachinthawadumesthrige8886 You're speaking Chinese to me here, I'm a n00b when it comes to this...

[@sachinthawadumesthrige8886]

@RipRecords the video I linked is just the end result. DSPIAE or Molotow make liquid chrome refill ink. You can brush or airbrush that over plastic (Barbados Rex has videos on it if you search) . Takes a few days to dry fully. After it has you can handbrush or airbrush Alclad Candy yellow enamel over it to get the look.

[@AkayAkamay]

I'm just curious, but wouldn't orange and yellow or red and yellow have a similar effect? With the result being different tones of gold, like a rose gold or a warmer gold?

[@hestedroschen]

I would like you to try a deep red as a base in comparison to the black and white. Like it's done when applying gold leaf for wooden frame work. 🤔

[@barbatosrex9473]

For a Patreon video? I can do that

[@hestedroschen]

@@barbatosrex9473 LOL - I'm to new in the airbrush field to dig that deep 😆 and this advice/input came from my deceased father who told me about this procedure of a base coat of red for gold and a blue for silver to get the right glow. Another thing he told me (he designed glasses among other things) was that to obtain the deep Rubi red color in glas you use gold as an ingredient, a funny chemic reaktion you wouldn't expect 😄 hope you'll find the info useful.

[@Miko0219]

armored komodo has a new oil based chrome gold btw :)

[@barbatosrex9473]

I will check that out. Hard to get their products here

[@ShineAqua]

Hero.

[@shaka00virgo]

Hi, Fantastic results! I would like to ask, (If you don't mind), which one of the chromes used in this tutorial is the most durable, and which one is the most reflective or mirror like? Thanks👍

[@goldlantern]

Thank you for this - I tried orange/yellow and I wasn't satisfied. I'll have to get some brown at some point.

[@droid_protocol_official]

Wait up! How are you spraining a lacquer over the Alclad? Doesn’t it normal screw up the chrome?

[@infernalsaxon]

I wonder if ink will work to tint chrome, maybe alcohol ink for gsw chrome?

[@MrBoBoBo]

You should check out the Hawks Amazing Yamaguchi figure. You’d love it

[@Baleandor]

Awesome video! I was just thinking about how to get a good gold chrome! How does it brush on, though?

[@ronsmith249]

how did it work over revell chrom spray can??? ron

[@AutismusPrime69]

Have you tried nitrocellulose 24k laquer used for musical brass instruments?

[@603VIL]

Can you please recommend a good clear coat to shoot over the finished gold chrome? Thanks

[@adrianbrun9611]

Great! How long would the color stay the same? Im 3d printing a lamp - could this finish be touched by hands regularly?

[@danzo5521]

How about tinting the chrome with alcohol inks or acrylic inks?

[@randymarsh9128]

Big fan here. Question. I’ve been building gunpla for over a decade and in several videos (not just yours) there’s mention that u can build entire kits quickly within just a couple hours. When I build kits, the time it takes to really eliminate the nubs for painting makes this process way more than just a couple hours. So like what am I doing wrong or do ppl just not care about nubs. Is the nub process for painting as opposed to not painting supposed to take longer or supposed to just be 2 hours? Or do I just suck lol? Cus I honestly don’t see how anyone could put full attention and detail into a full “de-nub” in just a couple hours. Like my attention to cleaning up the parts for the painting process spans several more hours than just 2. Any insight? Btw, u mention u live in RI, I live on the border of RI. It’d be cool to meet u if u wanna teach.

[@barbatosrex9473]

Hey buddy, fellow New Englander. Those guys are just building straight out of the box. Nothing else. A good nipper will take care of nubs. But what's the fun in that. You're way is the better way. But with this hobby you do what's best for you, what gives you joy. That's all that matters

[@randymarsh9128]

@@barbatosrex9473 thanks man means a lot

[@kanakti0n338]

I wonder if 2k clear would affect the finish 🤔

[@michelyjesica]

Hello there great videos. I discovered this channel last week and i couldnt stop watching it. I have a quick question. I cant get black gloss primer on my market. Its posible to make one? I only have black mate. Its posible to to gloss coat on top, or to mix the black mate with gloss coat? Thank you

[@barbatosrex9473]

You can clear coat the flat black fir sure. You can also just use a Gloss black. I use Tamiya TS-14 Black spray cans all the time for my black shiny base

[@MrCinpro]

Would the HYPER-CHROME (Warm Tone) CHM02 be a good choice, I could locate the one you sprayed in the video :( I'm going to be painting a Dr Fate resin figure, hopefully soon. too many distractions.

[@Huzaku]

What if you were to mix a clear acrylic with a colored acrylic? Would that make a clear yellow for example?

[@johnrandecker8063]

Does Tamiya make a clear brown? Actually I just looked and didn't see one. That might have done the trick over the Greenstuff World chrome since it's also an alcohol base. My other thought is that most of these chromes don't like a clear coat but this coating seems to work, Isn't there a clear lacquer that might work to improve the durability of the chrome (Testors gloss coat comes to mind.)

[@vixvixlalala]

Brown=blue+red+yellow, so this would work as well? Yellow+brown=blue+red+4yellow?

[@credoimperialis]

Nice video

[@mohdasif-qq7jh]

Sariya Steel per bhi use ho jaega aur quantity Kitni Kitni padegi

[@VIDUMO2GO]

Hey, tried to use some chrome sprays on matte phone case, but it comes out not shiny at all. What would you do and or use to paint phone case (plastic matte), so its shiny, reflective and scratch resistant? Thanks

[@myzrules4457]

What do you recommend for a glossy white base paint?

[@wingdeusrex7866]

Wanted to ask a question. So i want to panel line a painted kit but I'm afraid that the thinner i use, Mr hobby lacquer thinner, to clean the excess line will also clear the paint on the kit. Will that happen and is there a way to avoid that? Thanks in advance

[@tfyip]

how does the clear mix work over the super metallic 2 super chrome silver 2 hack that you did in kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKOlXn2KmLZ0hJI

[@rix252]

Is leveler help prevent the Chrome from Doling out when spraying colored clear

[@user-ki4tl5kz4z]

Vellejo premium has a transparent brown...

[@bostonbudz4616]

Thank you REX

[@duber3559]

Hey Barbados, it's me again. I'm switching up my paints and I have about 3 or 4 questions that are off topic of this video. Would it be ok if I ask on this one of your next new one?

[@barbatosrex9473]

Doesn't matter where. You can email too. Email address is in the description of the video

[@beethao5578]

Will it work metal to