Best silver paint?

[No_6]

I've been using Tamiya acrylic (bottle), and while I think it's okay for large areas, I feel that the metal flecks look too big, and are particularly noticeable on small parts. I'd be willing to give up some lustre for finer grain. Suggestions?

[Lt. Z0mBe]

I use a few different methods.

1.) Prismacolor silver pencils
2.) Number 1 lead pencils
3.) Salt or liquid latex weathering to expose metallic or primer colored undercoats.

The beauty of the first two is you can wipe them right off with a wet cotton swab if you make a mistake prior to sealing them. Number three is easy to control, as only what you want to expose is that which you mask off prior to color coats. Size of the salt grains equals the scale size of the chips.

I hope this helps.

Kenny

[Cenebar]

I like the Vallejo silver acrylics in a bottle. Vallejo sells many silver colors: chrome, steel, gunmetal, etc.

I find Tamiya paints hard to brush on...

[kenlilly106]

I prefer enamels, and the best enamel brush-silver I've found is in the Floquil line in the colors of 'Bright Silver' or 'Old Silver,' the only difference between the two colors is that the latter is slightly darker.

Both are very fine grained, go on thin, brush well and dry quickly (unlike a slot of silver enamel paints).

Ken

[photoguy]

Check out the suggestions in this thread
viewtopic.php?t=77919

[Kylwell]

I use either Tamiya Silver Titanium or any of the Alclad II paints. The Tamiya STi seems to have a smaller grain than their usual Silver.

[No_6]

Thanks for the recommendations everyone!