Using brass metallic paint

[jjs1950]

I just tried painting so britianna metal parts, i.e. whistle and bells, with brass metallic paint which I purchased from True North Paints. I wasn't impressed with the "brassy-ness" of the appearance of the results. I was also going to paint the britianna metal propellor which came with the kit, The Nantucket Lightship from Bluejacket shipcrafters, but I didn't do it because of the way the other items came out.

Any comments or suggestions on using brass paint? Maybe I should just trash the items that need to paint brass and just buy 3rd party brass bells, whistle and prop.

 

[Namabiiru]

Alclad works very well for achieving metallic finishes.

 

[Smithy]

This is exceptionally brassy when airbrushed.

 

[Roger Pellett]

Old fashioned house painters used to say that a painting job was 90 percent surface preparation. These Britannia metal fittings are castings most of which are tiny. Cleaning them up would be difficult but probably necessary to get the finish that you’re looking for.

Roger

 

[Winter]

Excellent paint - Enamel X-12 Gold Leaf metallic, enamel paint 10 ml. (Gold, metallic) Tamiya 80012