Dark Aluminium

Where the color is used

Dark aluminum is a shade for places where the metal is not polished to a mirror but dulled by service. It fits the panels of uncovered duralumin skin, engine cowlings, exhausts and the scorching around them, landing gear legs and worn walking surfaces. It also works as the darker tone in a mosaic of metal surfaces: when neighboring panels are sprayed in slightly different metallic shades, the area stops reading as one sheet of metal and starts behaving like a real skin.

How to apply the paint

Metallic shades carry pigment that settles in the container, so mix the paint thoroughly before use and during work. Prepare a smooth base. A metallic paint brings out every scratch and the grain of a flat surface, so sanding and a clean base do more than another coat. Apply it thinly and preferably in two passes, because a heavy coat loses the metallic look. Choose the thinner and the thinning ratio according to the manufacturer's instructions on the packaging, that is the thinner intended for this line.

Tips for further work

Metal surfaces take a wash and pigments, but they do not take rough polishing or an excess of clear coat. If you plan decals, check the adhesion in an inconspicuous place. Worn places can be suggested with a fine brush or a sponge, always only where wear would really occur.

• a metallic shade of dark aluminum
• suited to engines, exhausts, landing gear and worn places
• useful for distinguishing neighboring panels of a metal skin
• the paint has to be mixed thoroughly before use
• the thinner intended for this line according to the manufacturer's instructions

Terms of supply

Thinner, brushes, an airbrush and the model are not included in the delivery, unless stated otherwise.