Painting a cold cast badge

sp1derman

Sr Member

• Jul 6, 2015

• #1

Hi guys I've got a cold cast badge and I have no idea how to weather it and paint it. surely I don't want to paint it gold? Do I brasso it and the just a black dry wash? I don't do much painting so at a loss?
Thanks

 

Uridium

Sr Member

• Jul 7, 2015

• #2

Painting? I thought cold-cast was already a metalic look. I just rubbed the ones I bought with wire-wool.

 

sp1derman

Sr Member

• Jul 7, 2015

• #3

Uridium said:

Painting? I thought cold-cast was already a metalic look. I just rubbed the ones I bought with wire-wool.

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I want it to have a dirty look more like the screen used ones mine just looks way to clean lol

 

Straycatt

Well-Known Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jul 7, 2015

• #4

A simple ink wash should help to dirty it up ... Alternatively, you can pick up some burnt umber and coal black oil paints and thin them with mineral spirits. The advantage of the oils is it may be easier to remove than standard inks. Test the back surface of the badge before you commit to anything so that you do not damage the clod cast surface.

 

stormtrooperguy

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jul 10, 2015

• #5

I usually do my weathering with acrylic paint, since it can easily be washed off while wet. It also tends to be a matte finish, which feels more 'dirty' to me than something shiny.