Ep.11 Doing Chrome Trim with Bare Metal Foil and Molotow Liquid Chrome Paint

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  • Опубликовано: 26 окт 2024

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  • @CortxVortx
    @CortxVortx Год назад +2

    Make sure that people know that you need to shake the Molotow pen for a few second, and then pump the point on a firm surface to get the paint flowing.
    Also, I would recommend not laying tape rolls on their sides - they're sure to pick up stuff on the sticky edges.

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  Год назад +1

      Yes. When I lay down my rolls of take. I try to either hang them. Or lay them on the baggie I store them in. Sometimes in the heat of battle. I forget. I've covered this in past videos. Thank you for watching and commenting.

  • @PatrickKend
    @PatrickKend 11 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve used the chrome paint pen and I gotta say it’s incredible

  • @jamiesale9460
    @jamiesale9460 4 года назад +2

    I say you and Chris HPI Guy have the best tutorials. Skilled productions, excellent content, some humor and the years of experience you two pass on that we use immediately. Thanks

  • @-Jame-
    @-Jame- 6 лет назад +28

    Here’s a couple important tips for properly using the Molotow chrome to get the best results... First off, it’s recommended to apply a coat of gloss black paint before applying the Molotow chrome over it. I’ve tried applying it with and without a gloss black coat, and I have to say that it really does come out better with the gloss black undercoat. Next, be sure to shake the pen for about a minute so it really mixes good. The first time I used it, I didn’t mix it nearly enough, and the chrome came out a bit blotchy. I then made sure to mix the chrome (by shaking the pen) really well and applied it over the original application. The results were much better this time, but because I used it over the original application, it was too thick and it took about 5 weeks to fully cure before I could handle it without ruining the chrome. Now, whenever I use it, I make sure to mix it really well to get it right with one application (which also makes it cure much faster,). The last tip has to do with applying a clear coat that doesn’t dull the chrome, which is what most clear coats do to it. As far as I know (after doing a lot of research), there are only two clear coats that don’t dull the chrome. One is made by Alclad and the other is made by Liquitex. From what I’ve read, people have mixed results with the Alclad clear coat. I personally use “Liquitex High Gloss Varnish” as my clear coat of choice for use with Molotow chrome. It works fantastic and I’ve never had any negative results with it. Just be sure to mix it well and apply two to three light coats over the Molotow chrome and it should come out looking great. I hope this helps anyone using the Molotow chrome!

    • @blackvic5157
      @blackvic5157 4 года назад +3

      I took notes, Jame. Good info is always appreciated. Thank you.

    • @detonate8753
      @detonate8753 Год назад +1

      Thank you so so much I’ve been looking for advice told as simple as this

  • @najosana
    @najosana 4 года назад +1

    This was very helpful Luka. I am getting back into this hobby after years of not doing it. I've always had problems with trim so I'm excited to try the Bare Metal Foil. Thanks!

  • @duanebabcock8953
    @duanebabcock8953 4 года назад +1

    Recently got the pen, enjoy it much more than before, more subtle finish. Thanks for the video!

  • @artvandelay0073
    @artvandelay0073 4 года назад +3

    Nice job, Luka. I appreciate the detailing tips and "how to" tutorial. I just started receiving your video tutorials from YT in my inbox, and they've been very helpful. I'm just getting back into the hobby after a long absence away, and enjoy learning what knowledgable modelers such as yourself are doing to create details and realism in your builds. Keep the instructional vids coming! 😄👍🇺🇸

  • @artybarra6054
    @artybarra6054 3 года назад

    Love this video, love this guy, love his work room. Thank you I'm learning alot more everytime. Got my vote. Keep up the good work.

  • @titorodriguez816
    @titorodriguez816 2 месяца назад

    Very impressive, I love it!

  • @billffromnh
    @billffromnh 4 года назад

    Another great tip video Luka. I bought a sheet of Bare Metal chrome about 10 years ago to make some chrome numbers. As I recall, my results weren't too great. Perhaps I needed more burnishing. But I have old scraps to play with. Another model builder has an older RUclips video where he uses aluminum foil & a glue instead of Bare Metal for his moldings & other chrome trim. I'll have to find that video to look at how he does that. The Molotow Liquid Chrome is new to me, but I've read for a couple years of 1/32 scale slot racers using it on their cars. They got good results too.

  • @crushingvanessa3277
    @crushingvanessa3277 5 лет назад +1

    I've been using the molotow for awhile and love it. Still use BMF a bit but the fine cracks are pissing me off especially for large parts like bumpers or airplane skin. I haven't tried airbrushing it but want to. There are larger refills of the molotow you can get and replacement tips. You can trim the tips if needed. You can't use the molotow to paint large flat areas, didn't work for me anyway. Works good on semi truck mirrors and you can gently dab it on emblems. Don't clear over it, tones the chrome down to much.

  • @mitchmcnatt9886
    @mitchmcnatt9886 3 года назад

    I really enjoy watching your shows. I have been in the hospital for about a month been in bed for over a year and a half with problems with feet how brought out all my models are used to build before my kids were born now I am bringing them all out figuring out there's a lot more things we can do with models than what I did in the 70s and 80s. Thanks for sharing. I am not very good with computers would love to know more detail about the episode were where are you can get models a month for a price would like to know more detail if you can take time thank you for showing me tips very awesome

  • @redcastle12b31
    @redcastle12b31 4 года назад +1

    I use a silver Sharpie with great results and clear coat gives it a little bit of a shine for the chrome look.

    • @mikethebike2456
      @mikethebike2456 2 года назад

      🏍️ That's kinda exactly the method we're trying to replace with these ideas. Kinda like the electric toothbrush. We know the regular one kinda works.

  • @cbgadget4740
    @cbgadget4740 3 года назад

    Just got back in the model vehicle hobby a few months ago. Have been back in the model railroading hobby for about 6 years so I figured ya can’t have enough hobbies.
    Anyway, this video was very informative, well done and I’m subbing to ya, Cary

  • @maxbrandt6
    @maxbrandt6 3 года назад

    Good comparison, something to consider. I have chrome bare metal foil I purchased 20 years ago and forgot about until recently, might not work at all. I do have a silver Sharpie pen, that might work for trim details....maybe.

  • @plumerjr
    @plumerjr 4 года назад

    Excellent video. I've had modest success with the pen. I may give the bare metal foil a try too.

  • @bakosfamily5889
    @bakosfamily5889 4 года назад

    Nice. Thank you for the tip and nice meeting at Andy's!

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  4 года назад

      Back at you Aaron. Keep in touch. We will be having some cool model car things going on here locally as soon as we can get back to "Normal" again.

  • @TheYjmfan
    @TheYjmfan 2 года назад

    Just got one of these pens, but haven’t tried it yet but seems impressive

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  2 года назад

      I just bought another one that is a thinner tip. I'm going to try it out on the model I'm working on now. My 64 Olds. It will be a video.

  • @VonDrinkoften
    @VonDrinkoften 5 лет назад

    Great tutorial mate. Going to try using metal foil for the first time as well.

  • @jordanpadua6331
    @jordanpadua6331 Год назад

    I'm gonna try this on my 68 charger rt super stock drag kit

  • @ShortBusScotty
    @ShortBusScotty 4 года назад +1

    I haven't used either product but it seems to me using the marker is double the work. The foil is more like reverse masking. I am using microbrush and it has the same short falls as the marker. IMHO. Naphtha AKA lighter fluid works well and doesn't hurt the plastic.

  • @jesseortega8598
    @jesseortega8598 5 лет назад

    I've been using it for a while now. I'm still trying to master it. But I've had awesome results though! Great work Luka.

  • @nikolaosstavrou5327
    @nikolaosstavrou5327 3 года назад

    luka you can use a free swivel blades I have found the work great folowing the contour of the line.

  • @rarejer
    @rarejer 5 лет назад

    The pens are pricey, but I think they do a better job. and are simpler. Nicely done. Thank you.

  • @hensleyshobbies-doug7761
    @hensleyshobbies-doug7761 6 лет назад +2

    There’s also Chrome Duct tape for the Heating & Cooling guys but you can find it at hardware stores, Lowe’s, Ace, any heating & cooling supplies store! It will do the same as the bare metal foil!

    • @hensleyshobbies-doug7761
      @hensleyshobbies-doug7761 6 лет назад +1

      You can get three times as much of the chrome duct tape for what you pay for bare metal foil, too!

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  6 лет назад +2

      I tried that out in the 80s.
      IMO Its way too thick and you do not even get the results you get with these two products. Its not worth the money savings to drop the visual quality of MY builds. Again, this is just MY personal preferences in building MY models. I will never do it that way.

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  6 лет назад +2

      My feelings are the same with household aluminum foil and Elmers glue. YUK. :(

    • @dougwood6387
      @dougwood6387 5 лет назад

      Its a bit thick, but does work. So, I'll keep using it.

  • @Scott_A
    @Scott_A 3 года назад

    I wonder if the problem with old foil is the glue going dry. Mayb if you lightly heat the full sheet with a hair dryer, it would soften the glue and prolong the sheet. Just 1 heat, and let it cool down.

  • @catlady8324
    @catlady8324 2 года назад

    Can you compare to Hasegawa chrome film? It seems more glossy like chrome and a bit more flexible and slightly stretchy.

  • @josephsantos1094
    @josephsantos1094 3 года назад +1

    Nice

  • @mightyjjk1298
    @mightyjjk1298 3 года назад

    Good tutorial video. I have been searching for a tutorial on how to get good looking chrome badging that's molded into the car body. Are you aware of any or can you do one? I've searched on every variation of "raised detail" and "painting car badges," etc., only to get videos of painting dashboards and engines, but never body raised detail; like the "Thunderbird" and the T-bird logos on the sides of an AMT '71 Ford Thunderbird. Any clues would be welcome. Again, great video, and Thanks.

  • @robertmassucci1
    @robertmassucci1 Год назад

    one of my first models richard petty early 70s maybe 71 or 72?

  • @robertmassucci1
    @robertmassucci1 2 года назад

    with all due respect I wouldn't overlap bmf. love your vids

  • @ol59kafer92
    @ol59kafer92 2 года назад

    I use the silver tape they use on air ducts. HVAC

  • @cfbush2000
    @cfbush2000 6 лет назад +1

    Great video. Glad I found your channel.

  • @tomsscalegarage1972
    @tomsscalegarage1972 6 лет назад

    Great video.
    I prefer the bmf tho. But uses the pens to touch up kit chrome pieses.
    But that is up to what everyone prefer using.
    Keep them videos coming.

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  6 лет назад +2

      +Toms Scale Garage Thanks Tom. Im still up in the air. I want to try the paint pen out on a complete model before I totally deside.

    • @tomsscalegarage1972
      @tomsscalegarage1972 6 лет назад

      Model Car Hobby Headquarters cool man. I hope you show us all the result when you try it.

  • @inblindmodeler8786
    @inblindmodeler8786 5 лет назад

    Great Video ! Excellent information ! Thanks

  • @billhershkowitz5759
    @billhershkowitz5759 3 года назад +1

    I found the last few sheets of BMF that I ordered have no sticking power at all. When I try to trim a piece, the whole piece just slides off the model with the knife!

    • @jaydavee
      @jaydavee 3 года назад +1

      there's a Microscale item called Micro Metal Foil Adhesive.

  • @thomassoltis5862
    @thomassoltis5862 6 лет назад

    Great video brother keep up the awesome work

  • @8bitgamer85
    @8bitgamer85 4 года назад +1

    I think I'm going to use bare metal foil on my model cars. I can barely see the Molotow chrome marker on the rear window chrome trims.

  • @chrisciarkowski5553
    @chrisciarkowski5553 Год назад

    I use heat tape for HVAC it is cheaper and it does not deteriorate

  • @JDsHouseofHobbies
    @JDsHouseofHobbies 6 лет назад

    Back in the day, I free handed chrome trim with chrome paint and a very small brush. Unfortunately, when I would spray clear gloss over it, the chrome paint would blur.

    • @-Jame-
      @-Jame- 6 лет назад +1

      WikdSeafood I just left a comment with some tips to use the Molotow chrome and get great results, and your issue is one of, if not the biggest issues that people have when using the Molotow. I did a ton of research and found that there are only two different types of clear coat that don’t dull the chrome. One is made by “Alclad” and the other is made by “Liquitex”. People have mixed results with the Alclad. Some swear by it while others don’t like it at all. I personally use the clear coat made by Liquitex. The exact one that you want to use is “Liquitex High Gloss Varnish”. I use it every time that I use the Molotow chrome and I’ve never had any bad results at all. It leaves the chrome looking exactly the same as it does before applying the clear coat. I hope that this helps you out. If you want / need anymore tips, read my comment above. If you read it and still need some help, just reply to this comment and we can figure out a better way to communicate and I’ll help you out as much as I can

    • @emanuilvalkov3243
      @emanuilvalkov3243 5 лет назад

      @@-Jame- Man, you're amazing, thank you for all these tips that you're giving! I'm looking forward to paint only the window trim on one of my 1/18 resin models from GT Spirit that is currently black. However, I don't plan to disassemble it all, I'll just mask is and paint with Molotow. So at this point I wouldn't be able to spray a clear coat. What about just leaving the chrome as final coat, as it is?

    • @-Jame-
      @-Jame- 5 лет назад

      Emanuil Valkov If you leave the Molotow without a clear coat on it, the chrome most likely with smudge and become dull. I’m not sure if you already have a clear coat on the rest of the model, but it you do, you can just put the molotow on and then after it fully dries paint on one of the two clears that I had mentioned before. If you don’t have paint and a clear coat on the model, I’d go ahead and paint it and clear coat it first (before chrome otherwise the other clear coat can dull it) and tape off the area that you want to use the molotow chrome on. Then, after it’s done, go ahead and add the chrome and then add the clear after the molotow is fully dry.

    • @-Jame-
      @-Jame- 5 лет назад

      I know that I’m replying to my own comment, but I just thought of something and wanted to add it. Another option is to use the Liquitex clear coat to use on the entire car. The best way would be to spray it with an airbrush. If you have any issues or more questions, just reply to my comment and I’ll do what I can for you. I’m going to put some more thought into this as well just to see if I can come up with any other ideas. Again, please feel free to ask me anything and I’ll do what I can for you. We can also trade contact info so I can further help out and steer you in the right direction. Good luck, and keep me updated

  • @kevinaylesbury3657
    @kevinaylesbury3657 6 лет назад

    Hey mate Kev from Perth Australia again love 💖 ya vids mate I’m going to try BMF for first time so I’m going to play this step by step as I go here’s luck cheers mate 👍

    • @kevinaylesbury3657
      @kevinaylesbury3657 6 лет назад

      Hey mate just letting you know A BIG ThANKS buddy followed you all the way and worked awesome 💖👍

  • @GrandNational66
    @GrandNational66 3 года назад

    Bare metal foil all the way...marker is good for interior door& trim.

  • @albertrosa5716
    @albertrosa5716 4 года назад +1

    In my opinion, you definitely can go extra finer than the 2mm Molotow Liquid Chrome pen. I'd go with the 1mm or finer chrome pen. And I'd do it after laying down the final coat of clear coat. Just let it dry enough until you can mask tape it precisely, and with the finer tip, you minimize errors and disastrous, abhorrent mistakes.

  • @Explore-Gobal
    @Explore-Gobal 4 года назад

    Luka, it's been a couple of years, has there been any development in chrome finish that can take a clear coat without dulling? Seems they all dull? Alclad, Molotow, Spaz, all of them. Most report that if you don't clear coat or protect in some way the finishes are all very fragile. Thanks for sharing.

  • @bigiron383
    @bigiron383 6 лет назад

    Very entertaining, as well as informative, thanks

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  6 лет назад +1

      Well if it ain't my Ol' bud Greg. That means allot coming from you. Allot of this is all your fault. You are the one that called that frustrated kid modeler to come check out that local model car club.
      I still have that Cooter's Tow Truck busted down, built up you gave me in the 80s. LOL!

  • @alanwills6569
    @alanwills6569 4 года назад

    Another good video, thank you !!!

  • @Zen_Modeling
    @Zen_Modeling 5 лет назад

    Great Tutorial!!!👍🏼👌
    Molotow definitely works best when Airbrushed (no primer needed spray it over whatever...)👍🏼 but shooting clear over it will dull it considerably...
    ☯️ZenModeling☯️

    • @mikethebike2456
      @mikethebike2456 2 года назад

      🏍️ You can't airbrush trim on a car model.

  • @PatrickKend
    @PatrickKend 10 месяцев назад

    I like the Molotow pen better by far

  • @Duececoupe
    @Duececoupe 6 лет назад

    Definitely need to try this....👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

    • @Duececoupe
      @Duececoupe 6 лет назад

      Masking tape bleeding, is a right pain in the tailpipe....😉😄

  • @SgtBones
    @SgtBones 6 лет назад +1

    Oh my god, you have a model of the car I have been after for quite a while! Nice work there, but I gotta ask, you still have a source for that kit? I live in Germany, so it's not always easy to find those classic Petty Nascar kits!

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  6 лет назад +1

      That actually isnt the model you think it is. I pulled that body out of my model car "Junk Yard". I built it and painted that model in 1990. Even at that time, the Petty 72 Roadrunner was a hard to find, expensive vintage kit. So i used the MPC 71 Roadrunner street car which was a regular in the hobby shops at that time. As for a source for eather of those kits. Ebay. They are both hard to find even here in the U.S. And if you do. They command a high dollar.

    • @SgtBones
      @SgtBones 6 лет назад

      Bummer...was hoping you had a source...I had to use the 71 GTX to make a model of my 72 Satellite I used to own, and I know I got that kit from the states in 98....oh well, maybe the "Round 2" kits might come up with some of the good old cars again!

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  6 лет назад

      I have been hoping that Round 2 would repop that mpc 71 roadrunner i used for that body in the video

    • @natelloyd6312
      @natelloyd6312 6 лет назад

      Model Car Hobby Headquarters They did have a dukes of hazzard version of the car which I think is a more popular kit! It was Daisy Duke’s Roadrunner!

  • @raining2973
    @raining2973 3 года назад

    I need a tshirt! I have searched for a link everywhere!

  • @renejensen370
    @renejensen370 2 года назад

    What do you use for remowing glue from where the ekses BMF vere?

  • @danielpazar4233
    @danielpazar4233 3 года назад

    Hi! Thanks for the test, it was useful. Only one thing, the pronunciation: it should be "molotov". It's a russian name. It's not a "tow" from "Molo" :)

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  3 года назад +1

      THANKS!!! FINALLY some one gave me correct pronunciation. It did give some funny bloopers, though. Thanks for watching and I'm so glad it helped you out.

  • @adamcz3183
    @adamcz3183 4 года назад +1

    I tried Bmf and its never works for me, I get on the window trim nice and smooth go to cut the access off and it never comes off in a clean strip like yours did , it sticks to the paint and is hard as hell to get off. I don't know if it's the type of paint I used or what, rattlecan painted a week earlier.

    • @billhershkowitz5759
      @billhershkowitz5759 3 года назад

      Make sure you use a NEW, sharp hobby knife. A used blade won't make a clean cut...

  • @bobcoleman9845
    @bobcoleman9845 4 года назад

    Good video. No bullshit

  • @jesseortega8598
    @jesseortega8598 5 лет назад

    The Chrome pen is Also great! I used it to Paint my 427 heads!

  • @mattiapresti7295
    @mattiapresti7295 3 года назад

    Literally, what I wanted to know about: liquid chrome paint. Now is time to make&restore:
    -grids
    -lights
    -mirrors
    -russian rifles's barrels
    -decorative lines
    -(with an ink pen) car's logos
    -rims
    -scifi things
    One day, when I'll have more time and I'll reach my trusted model shop, I'll watch this video carefully

  • @shockwave326
    @shockwave326 5 лет назад +1

    A WATER BASE CLEAR WONT DULL OR FUCK THE SHINE UP

  • @martinzeller7242
    @martinzeller7242 6 лет назад

    Great video

  • @colinj5291
    @colinj5291 4 года назад

    I just cleared a car with Testors enamel (spray can). How long does the clear have to cure before using the liquid chrome pen?

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  4 года назад +3

      Im not real familar with that clear. But from my experience with testors enamels. They take forever and a day to harden. Its like they are always sticky for the longest time. Set it in a window sill that gets sun and let it bake the clear. You have to monitor it so it doesn't get to hot and distort your body. As far as how long. I dont know. You just need to be able to handle it without putting finger prints in it. Next build. Give Tamiya clear a shot. Its synthetic lacquer. It drys fast and easy to buff out.

  • @catlady8324
    @catlady8324 2 года назад +1

    6:20 😹😂🤣🤪

  • @romulusmare
    @romulusmare 4 года назад

    I just got a Molotow Chrome Pen but not the tip is white and has no paint. Do I open it somehow to unseal the paint container or what do I do with it?

    • @TheLukaCeeChannel
      @TheLukaCeeChannel  4 года назад +1

      That tip is spring loaded. All you have to do is push down with the pen on a hard surface. Pushing the tip up into the pen. It will fill with paint and you are ready to go.

  • @marcosmaregatti9199
    @marcosmaregatti9199 4 года назад

    Quis dizer, muito bom tutorial!!

  • @johnmonaco8060
    @johnmonaco8060 Год назад

    Where can I buy bare metal fo

  • @Parker-rv2ts
    @Parker-rv2ts 4 года назад

    Hello, thanks for the tutorial. I was wondering if you would be interested in doing a few model cars for my father. He's too shaky to do it himself. Obviously we'd ship it to you, pay you, and pay for the shipping back to us. Please let me know if you're Interested. Thank you.

  • @bjftype8288
    @bjftype8288 5 лет назад

    What kind of liquid do you use to remove chrome

  • @jackgoff4668
    @jackgoff4668 3 года назад

    Should've gotten the 1mm pen

  • @jeffreyjacobson9836
    @jeffreyjacobson9836 2 года назад

    Beginning bowl turning

  • @johnmonaco8060
    @johnmonaco8060 Год назад

    Where to get the chrome pen

  • @ianwhite4914
    @ianwhite4914 4 года назад

    you know whats better is get the silver crome tape they use on furness ducks not ducvk tape

  • @grahamkylevulcan4340
    @grahamkylevulcan4340 5 лет назад

    What happened? He completely lost it in the end... Molotow, molotow, motown...

  • @timdavis7073
    @timdavis7073 6 лет назад

    Molotov can't clear coat over it goes dull

  • @marcosmaregatti9199
    @marcosmaregatti9199 4 года назад

    Muito tutorial!!

  • @Tess_untamed
    @Tess_untamed Год назад

    I think i would rather paint my chrome on.

  • @aidenerland6916
    @aidenerland6916 6 лет назад

    Hi

  • @balogosztiborosz
    @balogosztiborosz 5 лет назад +1

    10:40 With nail..XD fckn amateur. XD

    • @toddsherman4560
      @toddsherman4560 4 года назад

      ur a douche u probably don't know what that means

  • @vasili1207
    @vasili1207 6 лет назад +1

    Bare metal ripoff ... its aluminium ducting tape, you can get meters of it at home depot or UK from B&q and the likes. £5 for 20 meters

    • @video64
      @video64 5 лет назад +1

      Aluminum ducting tape is much too thick for scale model use. Bare Metal Foil is about 10 times thinner.