Mando Armorer Helmet refinished using Nail Polish Powder!

[Pedro]

I use the silver all the time. Great stuff. Nice work on this!

 

[prondeau]

Is this the video? If not, it definitely shows off the chrome effect on a smooth, plastic surface. It looks very good compared to the other options he tested. I keep looking for chrome finishes that you can actually handle and still have that metallic chrome shine, if this is as durable as you say - and is cheap and easy to apply - this could have some amazing applications!

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Hey, thanks for sharing my video here. I noticed the spike in my views and wondered where they came from

 

[mrwax]

Hey, thanks for sharing my video here. I noticed the spike in my views and wondered where they came from

Really appreciate the video, I'll have to pick up some of those powders, truly an impressive outcome. I'm also glad to see Indy's results applying to tacky paint, that's probably the route I'll try.

 

[Ackbar16]

This is excellent work! Did you use a topcoat for either the helmet, or knee darts? Like you mentioned before, a topcoat will dull it a bit. I’m just curious if that’s the route you took with the finished product. I want to try this with the helmet I have, but I’m concerned about durability.

 

[Indy Magnoli]

I'm not top coating anything for the moment. I'm doing a few more projects with this stuff and will keep you posted if I have any longevity issues. So far, the adhesion seems great when applied to the tacky paint.

 

[kevin926]

Fantastic.

Have you tried a Mando helmet yet to see if this would do the trick or would the finish be too rough?

 

[Indy Magnoli]

I haven't done a large scale silver item yet to see what the finish would be like, but I imagine it would work well. I'm thinking of doing a custom Mandalorian helmet with a silver finish in the near future and will post here the results once done...

 

[kevin926]

I haven't done a large scale silver item yet to see what the finish would be like, but I imagine it would work well. I'm thinking of doing a custom Mandalorian helmet with a silver finish in the near future and will post here the results once done...

You mean Beskar

 

[Indy Magnoli]

You mean Beskar

 

[Indy Magnoli]

Here's a quick tutorial I made using this powder:

 

[MartinSivertsen]

Wow, this looks surprisingly good!
I'd like to try it as welll.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[kevin926]

Has anyone tried to paint over this with positive results.

I was going to try to use this as the base color for Mandos and Jangos helmet. Obviously needing to paint the blue on Jangos

 

[Synz314]

Has anyone tried to paint over this with positive results.

I was going to try to use this as the base color for Mandos and Jangos helmet. Obviously needing to paint the blue on Jangos

You can use silver rub n buff for Jango.

 

[kevin926]

You can use silver rub n buff for Jango.

Can you paint over it??

 

[Indy Magnoli]

Yes, you can very easily paint over this powder. I do acrylic washes to antique and it sticks REALLY well.

 

[kevin926]

What about dulling it down with alclad??

Will it work

 

[Indy Magnoli]

If you missed my 1313 Boba Fett Helmet thread, here is the finished product, using this chrome powder for all the silver parts:

 

[kevin926]

If you missed my 1313 Boba Fett Helmet thread, here is the finished product, using this chrome powder for all the silver parts:

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Link?

 

[Indy Magnoli]

Boba Fett 1313 Helmet (distressed Jango) in the works...

I just picked up this gorgeous Fett Pride helmet (thanks again Darth_Nickel ) and as I already have a few standard BF helmets, I thought of making a fully distressed 1313 helmet. First thing to do is fill in the dent: For the beskar look, I'm using the chrome nail polish powder method...

www.therpf.com

 

[kevin926]

I wonder how close the blue powder is to Bo Katans helmet. Anyone try it yet??