RandyEvers Posted August 23, 2014 #1 Posted August 23, 2014 Is there a trick to painting brass chain to make it look like black anchor chain??? Every time I try to do it, I wind up with a big mess, paint clogging up the chain links, bright brass shining through the black paint, etc. There must be some way to do it properly. I can't have an 18th century ship with bright brass anchor chain. Appreciate any help. Randy Evers Quote
JPett Posted August 23, 2014 #2 Posted August 23, 2014 Ahoy Randy http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6977-the-blacken-it-trials/?p=205420 Perhaps this will help mtaylor and grsjax 2 Quote On with the Show.... J.Pett “If you're going through hell, keep going” (Winston Churchill) Current build: MS Rattlesnake (MS2028) http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/45-model-shipways-rattlesnake-ms2028-scale-164th/ Side Build: HMS Victory: Corel http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3709-hms-victory-by-jpett-corel-198/?p=104762 On the back burner: 1949 Chris Craft Racer: Dumas http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/939-1949-chris-craft-racer-by-jpett-dumas-kit-no-1702/ Sometime, but not sure when: Frigate Berlin: Corel http://www.corel-srl.it/pdf/berlin.pdf
foxy Posted August 24, 2014 #3 Posted August 24, 2014 There is a substance that will turn brass black It begins with a K, but the name escapes me. You soak the chain and then wash off with water, it is also used for blackening etch . foxy Quote
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