So, it took a couple of beers first, but I took the black spray paint to my formerly pristine Cap shield. WHY? ... Well, I've stripped and refinished it twice. and I'm still getting a haze appearing in my clear coat after a few weeks. Here's the thread showing what I mean: http://www.therpf.com/f9/clear-coat-questions-136909/
So, I figure, if the thing is battle damaged, I won't sweat every oddity in the finish. I'l chalk it up to battle damage. Plus, I've been paranoid about chipping the finish, especially on the edges. If you've ever had a new car, you know what I mean. The first couple of paint nicks really hurt.
Getting the effect was really simple. To get the bullet hits I held a can of flat black spray paint 5-6 inches from the shield and quickly fired a shot. Make sure you use a paint can that has a vertical thin spray tip, not a round one. I then dry-brushed the silver scrap in the middle of the black. The rest is various weathering around the shield. I didn't want to actually scrape or scuff the shield (damaging the metal itself) in case I change my mind and want to undo the weathering.
I also weathered the back. Mostly dry-brushing around the metal to make it look worn.
Hope I still like it when I sober up
So, I figure, if the thing is battle damaged, I won't sweat every oddity in the finish. I'l chalk it up to battle damage. Plus, I've been paranoid about chipping the finish, especially on the edges. If you've ever had a new car, you know what I mean. The first couple of paint nicks really hurt.
Getting the effect was really simple. To get the bullet hits I held a can of flat black spray paint 5-6 inches from the shield and quickly fired a shot. Make sure you use a paint can that has a vertical thin spray tip, not a round one. I then dry-brushed the silver scrap in the middle of the black. The rest is various weathering around the shield. I didn't want to actually scrape or scuff the shield (damaging the metal itself) in case I change my mind and want to undo the weathering.
I also weathered the back. Mostly dry-brushing around the metal to make it look worn.
Hope I still like it when I sober up
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