Aluminum brushed metal effect?

[Chinosan]

Does anyone know how to do a brushed metal aluminum effect on fiberglass?

Brushed Allum picture by vbrault - Photobucket

 

[AlanE30]

If were to do this.... I would go to a VERY respectable sign shop. The best shops usually will have the best printers. 15-20k printers lol.

 

[jw3032]

I keep hearing about Rub and Buff but I'm curious about the same thing for a Zam Wessel helmet

 

[Finhead]

Are you looking for a flat surface effect just like your picture or a brushed effect for a helmet/armor? The flat surface in your pic as said would be best printed as that is what it looks like. For armor or helmets, silver base with layers of dry brush - remove part - dry brush again. You can remove parts of layers with solvent or steel wool depending on what type of paint you use. I use steel wool.

 

[Chinosan]

Are you looking for a flat surface effect just like your picture or a brushed effect for a helmet/armor? The flat surface in your pic as said would be best printed as that is what it looks like. For armor or helmets, silver base with layers of dry brush - remove part - dry brush again. You can remove parts of layers with solvent or steel wool depending on what type of paint you use. I use steel wool.

Yeah actually it's for my iron man costume. I wanted the gold part of the helmet to have a dry brush effect. I can see how you can do with the silver but what other colors would you use to achieve that effect? Your helmets look awesome!

 

[Nobody]

I'm by no means an expert, to me it looks like you achieve the brushed effect by dry brushing the base coat with a color that is a few shades darker than the base color.

 

[Tigerblood]

chrome paint and gently rub a fine steel wool going in one direction.