Man I am new to airbrush and I have made it through all of your videos. What you are putting out here is just invaluable to anyone who wants to learn. I really appreciate what you do. Keep rocking it.
Not trash! Don't forget to record those instances of 'eating through basecoat' because they can be incredibly useful for creating various textures you might want to add (and usually paint over with matt paint topcoats): armor, clothing on figures, diorama textures, damage texture, etc.
I've had a client asking me to paint a C-3PO piece for years, and nothing I've tested has come close to what we wanted. This looks like it might be it, though... Great find and great share, BR!
Another great review of a different brand of paint. I've had Custom Paint as one of my internet favorites and have a couple of their "CANZ" products but none of their "Inspire" line. That will soon change thanks to your review. I can't wait for your review of other "Inspire" products. Thank you for another great and informative video.
Edit - All due respect to Barbatose Rex. Ive learned a lot here but the chrome is being applied too heavy in this video. In my opinion this chrome knocks Alclad off the throne. The mist coats wet out better resulting in a more reflective and consistent finish than alclad. Start with 1 single (no back and forth or one after another) pass of a fine mist coat, stop, dry with hair dryer or air dry, wipe with soft cloth or feather duster followed by 4 or more single pass, mist coats, same as the first, drying and feather dusting between. After the first couple of mist coats it seemed to tolerate heavier mist coats but wasn't necessary. I sprayed this through my Sotar 2020, .15 nozzle at 25psi. The needle stop was set 2.0 numbers out from fully seated. Custom Paints' 2k clear with fast activator over the top resulted in somewhere around a 20% reduction in reflectivity and requires 2 extremely light mist coats to completly dry before laying on a single wet coat.
Inspire is generally a Urethane based paint, at least the Kandies are. The Gold Kandy and Chrome base you used there only requires a few light coats much like Alclad, that's why the mirror effect went away after you laid on more coats. Chrome is tricky that way and with Chrome and Kandies a little is more, that's why the Gold looks more like a gold Chrome than a Gold Kandy. Urethane over Laquers can have a terrible Krazing effect, that can end up looking great if that's the goal and you play around with it (Most people will use saran wrap trick to that effect). Great video as always love what you do, always a great time. P.S When you think about how large these bottles are and their complete Kandy set is $94 for 10 4oz bottles like you have here. Amazing price for that much paint, I might actually switch over from Alclad which is my go to Chrome and Kandy brand.
Interesting. I don't know if I saw anything that would sway me to add to my current paint list though. I'm very interested to see how the clear 2K looks over chrome test.
Looking at the result of the spoons really make me thinking about my next project repainting my kits with chrome, that would be great! Nice information, sir thank you so much
Oh hey this is a blast from the past. They have these Pearl effect paints that I had to hunt down for Unicorn builds. Red and Green pearls were great for the red and green active Psychoframe to let the Psychoframe color “bleed” onto the white parts. When I ordered them, they were mainly a car paint company or that’s all I could find.
omg really diggin this gold i knew you if anyone could find a way you could now i have my color for the 71 Monte Carlo dad painted when i was a kid first time the color wasn't what he wanted second time around perfect 😁thanks scooter d😎 ps glad the 2k colors are in stock 🤩
Sweet!!! I happen to have an aerosol can of their Gold and Black base I picked up for a project so I am going to buy the chrome and then decant the two aerosol cans :) Edit: Ok, I adore this chrome!!! I had zero problems spraying it and Aclad Clear both the Red and Gold as well as the Jumpwind clears with Mr Color thinner work spectacular over it.
Another great review my friend. I don't bother watching any other airbrush channels, you are the OG. I was wondering if you have sprayed any larger objects with these chrome paints and if so, what brush and needle size did you use? I am building a 3D printed life size R2D2 and want to chrome his dome. I put 1 coat of Duralumen on it, but started getting streaks so I stopped. I was thinking about using an HVLP gun instead? Thanks for all you do man!
I have to be honest here, I've only used the airbrushes recommend, that being a 0.3mm. I havent tried anything bigger than that so I'm not sure how it will play out. I guess you could do it but it will use more paint for sure and that's not cheap but at least Duralumen come in large jars. Sorry that I couldn't help with this but if you do try it please let me know your results.
I first used Inspire about 10 years ago maybe. I tried the water base but I like the solvent base better. They have a lot more colors now, they even have a booth at SEMA. I haven’t tried the chrome or gold tho but I will now.
Ive been watching and rewatching this video since it came out and finally found some in stock! :D🎉 Are there any other products from inspire that you'd recommend?
Good morning. New to Air Brushing you have one of the best knowledgeable format. What is a good setup for painting soft plastic baits for fishing. Also what paints do you recommend
These paints are very impressive results, especially the candy gold. However the price is a bit dear for my limited budget. I would definitely buy them both, if the price was a bit lower. Thank you for all of your videos and tests.
I clicked through the links for the paints. I found the gold candy, but I only see "shadow chrome" in the Inspire line. There's another chrome on the site too, but it doesn't say it's the Inspire line. Can you confirm which chrome is correct?
Very good review as usual. I agree with other reviewers that it is not trash per se..... It appeared to add a texture type to the spoon. In many other types of painting that texture is sought after and, in some cases, hard to achieve. What would the candy red look like over that chrome?
Will you make a video showing how the Inspire paints turn out overall? There doesn't seem to be many videos or resources about this company and paint line.
My O my, I just stumbled across your channel pard' and I must say (to quote you) "...I'm likin' what I'm seein'..." : - ) I'll be checkin' out the rest of your vids real soon BUT, one complaint...I just now went to your kindly provided link to purchase some of your 2k Gloss Black Plus Hardener 2oz Bottle and it's Out Of Stock! Figures. When do you think it will back in stock? I've got a Wonder Woman Gold Winged Armour figure that is just beggin' for that Candy Gold paint treatment your previewing for us in your video.
How do I purchase your paint products ? I'm testors guy from the 60s then model master as soon as they where available. I know there line very well. I fell in love with there buffable and non. Buffable metalized. They have some acrylic paint out I found at hobby lobby last night. When I got home I dug out the paint then opend them both I performed the highest to compare the paint. And test sniff work amazing both paints smelt exactly the same . Model master acrylic paint is in the small time and tested testors bottle.
Awesome video - as a complete noob for games workshop models would you recommend priming before hand then doing the chrome or just straight to chrome? (To achieve that nice gold look) 😊
Can you please spray different 2K clear Coats over this and if it does not work well I wonder if you will have to try the method that others use when using high gloss varnish first and THEN coming over it with a 2k clear coat.
@Barbatos Rex hi, I was hoping you could possibly please tell me if the Inspire H2O acrylic paint is only meant for use with an airbrush or can you paint it onto parts using a normal paintbrush, as I noticed on there website that they had an Acrylic Pearl White paint and I was really wanting to buy.
They're made by Hobby Mio and Spray Gunner but they are currently out of stock. I'm working on making these myself under my Mecha Empire brand because they are always sold out
Today I wanted the PS-290 on Amazon but they dodn't want to ship to the Amazon Point, because it is a PO BOX and since we still don't have the Amazon HUB LOCKER system yet in montreal, there is no way to get it. There is only one seller that sell it. Can't use my home, I'm not there on day time
Hey Barb, just bought the inspire paints for testing. Couple questions, did you use anything to protect the chrome before the candy was applied? if not how long did you let the chrome dry before candy coating it? and did the candy effect the chrome any like did it make the flake visible?
I sprayed the candy right on top of the chrome. I waited a day between chrome and candy. No top coat is really needed as the candy is a clear top coat all it's own but it's safe to top off the candy with a clear if you want
@@barbatosrex9473 thank you Barb, I have been looking for this result but all that I have tried always results in a more flaky look. Going to test it out soon. Also I got you anodized set and freaking love them, started painting two kits with them lolol.
Your application is rushed ? There should be time between coats, also very light coats are the way to apply candies. Intercoats are the way to prevent bleed and attacking the effect..
Hi, I'm sure you had a video where you added IPA to gold paint to make it really pop, but I can't find it, do yiu have a link? ( assuming it was actually you)
Man I am new to airbrush and I have made it through all of your videos. What you are putting out here is just invaluable to anyone who wants to learn. I really appreciate what you do. Keep rocking it.
Not trash! Don't forget to record those instances of 'eating through basecoat' because they can be incredibly useful for creating various textures you might want to add (and usually paint over with matt paint topcoats): armor, clothing on figures, diorama textures, damage texture, etc.
Awesome gold candy. These look to be great for painting some Adeptus Custodes.
I've had a client asking me to paint a C-3PO piece for years, and nothing I've tested has come close to what we wanted. This looks like it might be it, though... Great find and great share, BR!
Thanks Justin
Finally a top coat that works on a chrome!
Yet another enlightening bright colorful paint comparison. Thanks for sharing.
Great video! That chrome is amazing because you can clear over it! And a good reflection 😎
Another great review of a different brand of paint. I've had Custom Paint as one of my internet favorites and have a couple of their "CANZ" products but none of their "Inspire" line. That will soon change thanks to your review. I can't wait for your review of other "Inspire" products. Thank you for another great and informative video.
Edit - All due respect to Barbatose Rex. Ive learned a lot here but the chrome is being applied too heavy in this video. In my opinion this chrome knocks Alclad off the throne. The mist coats wet out better resulting in a more reflective and consistent finish than alclad.
Start with 1 single (no back and forth or one after another) pass of a fine mist coat, stop, dry with hair dryer or air dry, wipe with soft cloth or feather duster followed by 4 or more single pass, mist coats, same as the first, drying and feather dusting between. After the first couple of mist coats it seemed to tolerate heavier mist coats but wasn't necessary. I sprayed this through my Sotar 2020, .15 nozzle at 25psi. The needle stop was set 2.0 numbers out from fully seated. Custom Paints' 2k clear with fast activator over the top resulted in somewhere around a 20% reduction in reflectivity and requires 2 extremely light mist coats to completly dry before laying on a single wet coat.
Inspire is generally a Urethane based paint, at least the Kandies are. The Gold Kandy and Chrome base you used there only requires a few light coats much like Alclad, that's why the mirror effect went away after you laid on more coats. Chrome is tricky that way and with Chrome and Kandies a little is more, that's why the Gold looks more like a gold Chrome than a Gold Kandy. Urethane over Laquers can have a terrible Krazing effect, that can end up looking great if that's the goal and you play around with it (Most people will use saran wrap trick to that effect). Great video as always love what you do, always a great time.
P.S When you think about how large these bottles are and their complete Kandy set is $94 for 10 4oz bottles like you have here. Amazing price for that much paint, I might actually switch over from Alclad which is my go to Chrome and Kandy brand.
Pretty good looking paints. Unrelated topic - I would love to see some of your custom kits!
I was wondering that. And i was gona ask if he had a sencond channel were he shows his painted kits.
Thank you so much, finally a gold chrome paint to finish off my Daft Punk helmet. It has been sat on my shelf for a few months.
Interesting. I don't know if I saw anything that would sway me to add to my current paint list though. I'm very interested to see how the clear 2K looks over chrome test.
That candy gold over chrome is something to behold. Thanks for another great video!
Looking at the result of the spoons really make me thinking about my next project repainting my kits with chrome, that would be great! Nice information, sir thank you so much
You're welcome buddy
Spoon man! Paintin spoons to help his fans, spoon man thank your for your content man!
You should set it to music. Catchy😉
That clor is so rich, and warm. I like this alot.
Great review, that is a nice chrome over your black gloss. Looks amazing. I was impressed by that gold as well.
I love that candy Gold over their Chrome. that testure of the gold over the alclad looks like a vinyl top
That candy gold looks amazing.. I really enjoy your videos..truly the best anywhere. Keep up the awesome videos
That gold chrome looks amazing. Very impressive. Search complete.
Might have to paint a Terminator tank with your polished alloy. 😉
This was super helpful; thank you. I’m just getting started in trying out a model kit. I haven’t done it since young.
Beautiful!! That the gold for sure. I do a lot of lowriders and now I have a go to gold
I can't wait for the day you finally develop the perfect Chrome for models!
I finally fold the proper chrome for my new Exodia kit. Thanks Bob
Oh hey this is a blast from the past. They have these Pearl effect paints that I had to hunt down for Unicorn builds. Red and Green pearls were great for the red and green active Psychoframe to let the Psychoframe color “bleed” onto the white parts.
When I ordered them, they were mainly a car paint company or that’s all I could find.
This is some very nice stuff - that gold is pretty stunning!
Wow, these golds look incredible!
omg really diggin this gold i knew you if anyone could find a way you could now i have my color for the 71 Monte Carlo dad painted when i was a kid first time the color wasn't what he wanted second time around perfect 😁thanks scooter d😎 ps glad the 2k colors are in stock 🤩
Man, as always, something you taught us! What about that Datsun!! Yeah Baby!!
Sweet!!! I happen to have an aerosol can of their Gold and Black base I picked up for a project so I am going to buy the chrome and then decant the two aerosol cans :)
Edit: Ok, I adore this chrome!!! I had zero problems spraying it and Aclad Clear both the Red and Gold as well as the Jumpwind clears with Mr Color thinner work spectacular over it.
The gold chrome , Thanks for all the videos.
that gold chrome is gorgeous
More great tests! Really appreciate the links you list, too.
That candy gold though, WOW!
Another great review my friend. I don't bother watching any other airbrush channels, you are the OG. I was wondering if you have sprayed any larger objects with these chrome paints and if so, what brush and needle size did you use? I am building a 3D printed life size R2D2 and want to chrome his dome. I put 1 coat of Duralumen on it, but started getting streaks so I stopped. I was thinking about using an HVLP gun instead? Thanks for all you do man!
I have to be honest here, I've only used the airbrushes recommend, that being a 0.3mm. I havent tried anything bigger than that so I'm not sure how it will play out. I guess you could do it but it will use more paint for sure and that's not cheap but at least Duralumen come in large jars. Sorry that I couldn't help with this but if you do try it please let me know your results.
@@barbatosrex9473 No worries, thanks for the reply and I will update this video with the results.
Wow! This is great.
It is 👍
Love it . Nice z car setting there . Love those .
I first used Inspire about 10 years ago maybe. I tried the water base but I like the solvent base better. They have a lot more colors now, they even have a booth at SEMA. I haven’t tried the chrome or gold tho but I will now.
Amazing Chrome! Great review of these paints! Always looking for a Chrome that is as good or better than the one from GSW being available in the US.
I would love to see the other colours too especially the black base coat. I assume I can use these paints on my gunpla? love your videos as always :)
Yes you can use these on Gunpla. I'll be ordering more colors from this brand soon for a full review
Wow,those inspired paints look great,can’t wait to see you spay 2k over it
Super nice gold chrome , I wonder what it would look like over Green stuff world chrome .......hmmm!
wow they look so good
Cool stuff! Love the metallics
Beautiful gold
Ive been watching and rewatching this video since it came out and finally found some in stock! :D🎉
Are there any other products from inspire that you'd recommend?
Most of their line up is good. The candy and metallics are nice
Good morning. New to Air Brushing you have one of the best knowledgeable format.
What is a good setup for painting soft plastic baits for fishing. Also what paints do you recommend
I found this article not too long ago searching out info on it. Check it out here
tacklevillage.com/best-paint-for-fishing-lures/
This gold chrome to vehicles will be godly.
But i dont know how much jar i need for my bike 😅.
I had never heard of that brand. Looks good though. Good luck on the Datsun!
These paints are very impressive results, especially the candy gold. However the price is a bit dear for my limited budget. I would definitely buy them both, if the price was a bit lower. Thank you for all of your videos and tests.
Another great video! Thanks 👌
love this thanks. what about a gold that looks like real gold? like a gold bar
Very cool thanks for the tip
I clicked through the links for the paints. I found the gold candy, but I only see "shadow chrome" in the Inspire line. There's another chrome on the site too, but it doesn't say it's the Inspire line. Can you confirm which chrome is correct?
same boat. not seeing a matching chrome option.
Hi mate, great work as always! How does the inspire compare to the revell chrome?
Nice video!
Great video Robert keep em comin I'll keep watching! What if you spray over chrome plated plastic?
Very good review as usual. I agree with other reviewers that it is not trash per se..... It appeared to add a texture type to the spoon. In many other types of painting that texture is sought after and, in some cases, hard to achieve. What would the candy red look like over that chrome?
Thank you for the tips! Would you be able to send the link to the chrome airbrush paint? I’m having a hard time finding it on the website.
Another good job !
Will you make a video showing how the Inspire paints turn out overall? There doesn't seem to be many videos or resources about this company and paint line.
I was thinking the same thing, I'll order some different colors and do a review
@@barbatosrex9473 Thank you in advance!
Those look great
My O my, I just stumbled across your channel pard' and I must say (to quote you) "...I'm likin' what I'm seein'..." : - ) I'll be checkin' out the rest of your vids real soon BUT, one complaint...I just now went to your kindly provided link to purchase some of your 2k Gloss Black Plus Hardener 2oz Bottle and it's Out Of Stock! Figures. When do you think it will back in stock? I've got a Wonder Woman Gold Winged Armour figure that is just beggin' for that Candy Gold paint treatment your previewing for us in your video.
Another great video
Looks awesome 🤙🏽
Can you give their Inspire H20 line a shot? There seems to be no reviews
Completely out of place here - but at some point would you consider doing a 2K gloss white?
How do I purchase your paint products ?
I'm testors guy from the 60s then model master as soon as they where available.
I know there line very well. I fell in love with there buffable and non. Buffable metalized.
They have some acrylic paint out I found at hobby lobby last night.
When I got home I dug out the paint then opend them both I performed the highest to compare the paint.
And test sniff work amazing both paints smelt exactly the same .
Model master acrylic paint is in the small time and tested testors bottle.
Awesome video - as a complete noob for games workshop models would you recommend priming before hand then doing the chrome or just straight to chrome? (To achieve that nice gold look) 😊
It has to have a Gloss black base for the chrome to go on. So I would call the Gloss Black the primer
You should do some videos on how you paint kits.
Can you please spray different 2K clear Coats over this and if it does not work well I wonder if you will have to try the method that others use when using high gloss varnish first and THEN coming over it with a 2k clear coat.
@Barbatos Rex hi, I was hoping you could possibly please tell me if the Inspire H2O acrylic paint is only meant for use with an airbrush or can you paint it onto parts using a normal paintbrush, as I noticed on there website that they had an Acrylic Pearl White paint and I was really wanting to buy.
Durability on that gold chrome? does using a clear coat diminish the effect?
Amazing gold. How do you like it compared to the old Modo gold Chrome you reviewed way back when
Paul from NB Canada. How do you compare the Inspire Chrome to the Revell offering? Thanks for the great videos!!
I noticed in a comment by the supplier on Amazon that the candy is a urethane base, so maybe a urethane reducer?
What are those airbrush holders would love to get some
They're made by Hobby Mio and Spray Gunner but they are currently out of stock. I'm working on making these myself under my Mecha Empire brand because they are always sold out
loved the video as always sir, great colour wish it had performed better
Can you tell me how to tell the difference between needles and tip size? I'm new , and having a hard time with this
Thank you
Nice colors! Do these work well with regular brushes?
I really like your videos. Question, do you send your product to Spain. Thanks Michael
Looking into it
What did you use to thin that liquid gold guilding paint?
Today I wanted the PS-290 on Amazon but they dodn't want to ship to the Amazon Point, because it is a PO BOX and since we still don't have the Amazon HUB LOCKER system yet in montreal, there is no way to get it. There is only one seller that sell it. Can't use my home, I'm not there on day time
Do you have any paints similar to your 2k gloss black? I'd love to get it but I live in europe and shipping+import costs are through the roof
Rustoleum Gloss Black in the can. Its very good and very " piano " black which is what we are really talking about.
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Hey Barb, just bought the inspire paints for testing. Couple questions, did you use anything to protect the chrome before the candy was applied? if not how long did you let the chrome dry before candy coating it? and did the candy effect the chrome any like did it make the flake visible?
I sprayed the candy right on top of the chrome. I waited a day between chrome and candy. No top coat is really needed as the candy is a clear top coat all it's own but it's safe to top off the candy with a clear if you want
@@barbatosrex9473 thank you Barb, I have been looking for this result but all that I have tried always results in a more flaky look. Going to test it out soon. Also I got you anodized set and freaking love them, started painting two kits with them lolol.
That's awesome, thanks for the support
Good video.
Question: why is so hard paint whit white ?
Inspire is solvent based
Where do you buy the paint
Hi guys. I hope all of you are having a good day.
i dont see inspire chrome online anywhere
The link is in the description below the video
Your application is rushed ? There should be time between coats, also very light coats are the way to apply candies. Intercoats are the way to prevent bleed and attacking the effect..
those looks like Testors Aztek 2 oz paint line same bottles
Is there any chance of you putting out a chrome paint from Mecha Empire?
Right now it will just be my Polished Alloy. It's super close to being chrome but it's super durable which is something I wanted to achieve
pss i wander if the alclad would react better w/2k clear 🤔
I'll be testing every chrome with my 2K soon
I have been looking for a good gold chrome for months!!! Is the chrome basecoat you're using the shadow chrome on their website?
I cannot find their chrome on the website. Only shadow, hmm
Here it is
usa.specialistpaints.com/products/chrome-paint
Hi, I'm sure you had a video where you added IPA to gold paint to make it really pop, but I can't find it, do yiu have a link? ( assuming it was actually you)
IPA?
@barbatosrex9473 sorry isopropyl alcohol, it might have been thinner
That gold looks great, but if course, not for every application.