Magnesium Gold

Magnesium Gold, the golden metal of magnesium parts

A metallic shade named after the magnesium components that appear in sporting machinery everywhere every gram of weight matters. Magnesium alloys are given a protective layer because of their susceptibility to corrosion, and that gives them the characteristic warm surface shifted toward gold that neither silver aluminum nor brass has.

Where magnesium appears on the subject

The most conspicuous are the rims of racing wheels: their golden tone belongs among the marks of recognition of the sports cars of the 1960s and 1970s and it holds to this day on retro forms. Gearbox cases, timing covers, oil pans, wheel hubs and parts of motorcycle frames were cast from magnesium as well. Against polished aluminum a magnesium surface has a different nature: it does not mirror its surroundings, it is flatter and it shows through with warmth rather than with gloss. It is exactly this difference that sets a faithfully painted racing chassis apart from a uniform silver surface.

Where the shade belongs on a model

• Rims and hubs of the wheels of racing automobiles and motorcycles
• Gearbox cases, covers and castings of a drivetrain
• Parts of frames and load-bearing parts of light alloys
• Contrasting surfaces beside silver aluminum and steel

Who the color is for

It will be appreciated by builders of racing cars and motorcycles who want a legible difference between the individual metals beneath a body. When all the castings on a chassis are in the same silver tone, a model flattens; a warm magnesium shade beside cool steel makes an engine bay into a scene where there is something to read.