Hate Bare Metal Foil? Try this!
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- čas přidán 1. 09. 2022
- I thought I’d share some tips and tricks of how I apply Bare Metal Foil and another method of doing chrome trim.
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Good tutorial! For small details, like vent windows, I have started 'painting' them w/ Molotow chrome. I purchased a refill bottle and dispense a small amount into a paint cup and then paint it on. What I have discovered is that if u vigorously shake up the Molotow, when dispensed it actually looks like molten chrome. Have u experienced any concerns w/ the lack of adhesive on ur BMF sheets? The last 2 sheets I got had little to no adhesive.
Thanks Johnny for watching and commenting. I also have a Molotow pen but don’t use it much. I also fight with BMF as the adhesive sucks. I found the original chrome seems to work best these days.
@@ScaleModelExperiment Your title is misleading. It tends to lead one to believe you are showing an alternative to the foil itself.
@@KevinWhite-zb5os you must have missed the part where I did show the alternative.
@@ScaleModelExperiment Yupp! 🤪Sorry bou-dat!
@@KevinWhite-zb5os no worries, I really wanted to show that using thin strips and actually placing the thin strips right on the cut line makes it easier to work with foil. The A pillar trick I like to use because foil looks clunky there. Most people don’t even notice that it’s paint.
Nice tutorial there James. It's always interesting seeing and learning procedures from other modelers. Nice comparison with BMF and chrome paint too. Thanks for the share.
Thank you so much Karl for watching. I’m glad that you enjoyed the video. We all do things a little different and I too like to see others techniques. My next build is going to be a back to basics one… lots of coverage.
Awesome video the Chrome looks amazing
Thanks Travis for watching and commenting bud 😀
I bought some inexpensive chrome acrylic nail polish from an overseas website to use for marking /color matching things that I repair and found it to be a very nice finish. I used it on a plastic automotive grille and was nearly undetectable.
Nice! There are a lot of very shiny silver paints out there that can take the place of BMF. I still think it is the best for window trims but for very thin areas paint is better. Thanks for watching, I appreciate your support 👍
Very nice! When I am paint prepping a body that I intend on using BMF on I will use the back of an X-Acto blade to deep in the groove at the edge of the chrome trim so that I have a cleaner edge on the finished part when I trim the bare metal foil. I do this because I use automotive grade refinish materials basecoat and clearcoat.
That’s a good tip Landlock! Thanks for watching👍
I'm an amateur but am having this exact problem. BMF around windshield but problems around side windows. Was planning to use paint instead.....this confirms it for me. Thanks!
Absolutely! I’m so glad to help you out 👍 thanks for watching.
Nice technique. Good tutorial.
Thanks Michael, I really appreciate you watching and commenting.
Grat turorial. Personally, I only use Vallejo metal colour via airbrush and with that it covers well and fast. Thanks for the video! Its been a very long time since I've used bare metal foil so appreciate the help.
Thanks for watching Matthew! I tried once to mask the chrome trim and paint it all with an airbrush but it seemed to look too dull in my eye. I’ll keep experimenting and see if I come up with a better way.
Hey James! Nice tutorial! I cut BMF the same way you do and I apply it right on the trim that there is little or no slivers to cut off. The reason is that BMF lifts off clear sometimes and I don't like clearing over BMF because the clear sort of gives it a crinkle effect which is horrible. I try to do my measurements with a small metal ruler and make the cuts on the BMF and not on the car, trimming off all the excess which is wasteful. BMF costs almost 10 bucks here so I really try to be efficient with it to stretch it out. Good to see your channel again since your move
Thank you Ray for watching. I’m glad that I’m doing it the right way 😀. Take care my friend!
nice dou will take notes for my 65 nova love that color thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching Scooter! I appreciate your support 👍
Great Video James!!!! Thanks for sharing your technique. This is the first time I've seen anyone use Vallejo Chrome.
Thanks for Watching Mike. I tried airbrushing it once and wasn’t convinced that it replicated chrome but is is a nice substitute for polished stainless steel which the wing windows probably are on this car.
That vellejo stuff is meant to be airbrushed. I like it but nothing beats chrome from allclad you must paint gloss black first but you get a real CHROME finish. It unbelievable and at about $8 a bottle it will last a long time. Pre thinned for airbrush. A little labor intensive but well worth it
I do it similarly. I BMF the main window trim and wing windows get painted. I use my BMF pretty sparingly too....thin strips like you've shown. To be honest, when everyone was having issues with BMF I never did. I mean, no denying the product had issues, I just didn't have any. Nice video, James. Hope all is well.
Thanks for watching Time Machines, I wanted to put out the video for a long time after seeing so many others doing it their way. We all have OUR way… I appreciate your support bud👍
Great video once again. I really like the molotow chrome pen for me personally.
Thanks for watching Carl! I like the pens as well for small stuff.
Thanks for the video . I use the Tamiya Chrome Silver x-11. It works awesome for me.
Awesome, thanks for watching and leaving a comment👍
Neat technique! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching and commenting Alan. I appreciate your support 👍
Awesome tutorial James!
Thanks Shawn! I appreciate you watching bud👍
Thank you for sharing this, Will have to try and keep this in mind
Thanks for watching Dudley. It makes it easier for me to try not to have to cut the foil at all. Plus the wing windows painted makes a big difference.
You are more then welcome @ScaleModelExperiment I have to get some sometime and try it
Thank you for the videos and hints
Thanks for watching and commenting Richard! I appreciate your support.
Thanks for the great tutorial James! I've used it only once and I sucked hahahah
This will definitely help.
Thank you again.
Make sure to let me know how your project turns out. Thanks for watching 👍
You make it look easy!
Thanks for watching Swamp Fox! I still dread doing foil work. I’d rather decal wrap a whole body 😁
Funny, I just sent a CZcamsr over to Matt at Model Car Videos about a bare metal foil tutorial. Very good tutorial James. Thanks buddy for sharing! 😎🇨🇦
Haha, thanks Peter for watching and next time you can send them my way😁
I sure will James! 😎🇨🇦
Great video James!! Thanks!!
Thank you so much Mark! I appreciate you watching 👍
Great video! Thanks!
Thanks for watching and commenting Mark, I appreciate it👍
Best vidéo for bare métal thank i try your technique
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. Good luck with your project.👍
Hey James, This is Tony from Indy...long time my friend. Awesome tutorial and beautiful paint ! 😇👍
Hey Tony, it’s been a while! Thanks for watching and dropping a comment bud 👍
Good demo. Thanks.
Thanks so much Plastic Buzzard! I appreciate your support 👍
Very cool tutorial thank you very much
Thanks so much Big Eddie! I appreciate you watching 👍
Very cool and yet a different way of doing it. I personally decided that it was better to glue all my windows in place and then add my BMF. I just find it a little easier to do and I don't end up with any extra BMF on the inside of the body. It's also easier when you are ready to work around those tedious A pillars....😉😉😉
Interesting Marcos, foil after windows… I will have to try that soon. Thanks for watching the video bud and for the tip.
You have the same wedding ring as I do. lol. I have a love/hate relationship with BMF. It can be tricky to work with at times but the results are unmatched. Not even with a Molotow pen
Thanks for watching! As soon as I find a good alternative to using BMF I’m done with that stuff. I’ve tried Hasegawa film which I think is too shiny. I want to try AK foil next. I just tried Gaia colors mirror chrome but it rubs off booo!
This is a good one. Thanks.
My pleasure Breaktime! Thanks for watching 👍
For my car models, I have discovered the chrome pens. Looks like real chrome.
I agree, it’s easy to overdo the pen though. Sometimes it looks too thick.
Bare metal foil has been a necessary evil for a while. I'll have to try your method of application, though I don't know if
I trust the sharpened tooth pick to make the final cuts. I'll also need to gain the patience to mask as you have done.
I've been fortunate in the past with BMF but I'm open to tips as far as using it along with paint. Good video.
Thank you Mitch for watching. Let me know how it goes with you try it.
Thank for sharing
Thanks Samuel! I really appreciate you watching and commenting 😀
Now I would use Molotow refill and freehand it on
Tried this metal foil and it’s great.
Thanks for watching Dean, I’m glad you found the video helpful.
I use different tactics for different models. Sometimes I use bmf sometimes I mask and spray gloss black then chrome paint. it depends on the complexity of the body, the amount of chrome on real car and where else it's located and whether or not you want an actual chrome or brushed look.
I'm gonna do a spear soon on a Malibu that I'm gonna use UV top coat and mirror powder nail polish for a rainbow chrome effect. we will see how it comes out
That sounds like a really cool idea. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
Nice work..
Sadly my eyes wont let me build models any longer.
So I do hot wheels now just as fun.
Stay safe my friend. And keep the rubber side down...
Thank you so much for watching and supporting the channel 👍
Thank you. 👍
Metal foil looks more realistic then chrome paint pen.
Thanks for the tutorial. I need to give BMF a try. Have you tried out the other stuff like Luka Cee showed a while back? Maybe get some and let us know your thoughts on how well it works, or doesn't work.
Hi Mike, I have not tried the stuff Luka has yet. Chucks hobby spot tried the chrome and didn’t like it. I don’t build many muscle cars so it might be a while before I need to foil again. I appreciate you watching and commenting on the video. 👍
I find that masking off and using Molotow pens is much quicker than using Bare Metal foil, however once you have used the chrome pen, you cannot touch the chrome ink, even well after its dried, touching it makes it go very dull.
I need to find out if a clear highgloss spray can be used over the chrome ink to seal the chrome gloss in.
I’ve seen many people experiment with different clears over that ink without any favorable results. ☹️
well that looked easy I suck at BMF not my cup of tea as they say I keep trying but yep suck lol but your work damn nice thanks for the video 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Deen for watching, I hope these tips I provided help you the next time you Foil. I appreciate your support.
Great thinking, I won't be dreading BMF next car
Thanks for watching Findlay👍 you really can hardly tell that it’s not foil on the wing window frames.
That seems to work great. Most of the time the BMF I buy turns out to be cracked and it certainly doesn’t stick to any kind of polish. That’s even with BMF I’ve just bought or that I’ve stored in an airtight bag.
Seems like the quality of their glue has gone really downhill. BMF was a lot easier to use 20 years ago.
I’ve found that the original formula BMF-001 - the thickest kind is the best. The super bright shiny chrome is too thin and is rubbish.
Did I miss the part where you laid down the glue 1st or are you using chrome tape ?
Hi Darrell, the product I’m using in the video is called Bare Metal foil. It has an adhesive already on the back of it. Some people have problems applying the foil. I wanted to show my technique of using very thin pieces to lay it out along the cut line instead of using a much wider piece and having to cut it. Also I wanted to show the painting of the wing window frame as an alternative to using foil as it looks more to scale. Thanks for watching and I hope this helps your modeling journey.
I didn't think of doing small thin strips so I didn't have to cut. The adhesive took some paint clear coat up with it, so this method must be best. I need to use magifying glasses headset or I cant see where i'm cutting
I use 3x readers when I build so I’m right there with you. Give thin strips a try. I hope that it works for you. Thanks for watching 👍
Something important missing at 4:16? Looking forward to the follow up video
Thanks for watching Rob, I suspect that the cutting of the foil is what you are talking about? I was out of frame because I couldn’t see the cut line so I had to scrap the footage. Next time…
You didn’t show how to cut the foil after burnishing. Do you use a scalpel?
Sorry about that I used a hobby knife but I couldn’t see so I brought it closer to my eyes that was out of camera view. I didn’t notice until I edited the video.
I get super frustrated when I have to BMF, I saw your tutorial and thought " hey, I'll just skip the BMF altogether ", ( I'm sure my cardiologist won't mind ), is there a chrome that you recommend? ( the chrome I have now just looks like glorified silver )
BMF can be challenging. I’ve found that using thin strips and placing it right at the cut line keeps trimming to a minimum. The chrome paint that I use on A frames looks the part when up against BMF but I tried it once instead of foil and just like you said it looks like glorified silver. My point is… use chrome paint for parts that are small where BMF would add too much thickness.
Great tutorial but what color of green is that
Hi Jamie, thanks for watching! The color is yellow green metallic from Mr Hobby GX line.
@@ScaleModelExperiment nice color
After building kits for nearly 60 years I still dislike Bare Metal foil. It was always a hit or miss using it, stick, no stick, wrinkles and the final " look " of it in the end ,even falling off years later. I've tried all chrome look products to no end ( Molotow, foils, A/B chromes ...etc.). I finally came across some of Hasegawa's "Mirror Finish" foil and it was shocking. I foiled a Monogram 1/12 Camaro and I will never go back to using any of the other foils. Try a sheet of " Mirror Finish ", you will be more than surprised.
Thanks for watching Joe. I have tried the mirror film as well. In my opinion it is more like show chrome than muscle car chrome. It’s also just a different pita to apply 😂.
I bought that shit but haven't used it yet thank you I was only gonna use it for Sideview mirrors now ill try it on some window chrome. I must say I do have much better luck with the bmf than you. I have never had it come off. I've been modelling for almost as long as you, 54 years started with a richard petty stock car. just glue no paint.
I'm much better now. cheesh!
@robertmassucci1 thanks for watching. I’m glad to hear that you have good luck with BMF👍
I still use BMF on some things but it's a crap shoot if the sheet you get is good or bad and it's way more pricey than it used to be.@@robertmassucci1
Mr. clean!!!!
Thank you so much for watching and dropping a comment. I appreciate you 👍
weicome, keep them coming
Is there a clear difference between this bare metal foil sheet and the brand hasegawa foil sheet?
Hi, thanks for watching. Yes the Hasegawa film is more like window tint, it stretches and adheres to flat surfaces. It is shinier than BMF. However it does not cut the same as BMF. Each has its own learning curve. I suggest BMF for muscle car window trim and Hasegawa for mirrors, tail lights etc.
@@ScaleModelExperiment amazing thank you so much for the sharing of knowledge and time!
My pleasure
Can you clear coat bearfoll?
Yes you can David. It loses a bit of the shine when you do. I’ve done it both ways over and under clear.
Trouble with bare metal foil? Try the Molotow liquid chrome.
Thanks Maddog 👍 I just bought some Gaia Notes mirror chrome from Japan and I’m anxious to see how it works as a substitute.
4:07 You made the cut? With the toothpick? Did we miss something? 🤷♀️
Hi CatLady, the footage of me cutting was awful so I didn’t include it. I used a hobby knife for the cut. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Will this work with metal diecast cars
Hi Full Metal, yes it will work with diecast as well. Thanks for watching 👍
@@ScaleModelExperiment thanks appreciate it
That is a sticky one? Can't we just use a regular one, using glue? It is $31.58 CND up here. Pretty expensive
Correct the foil is adhesive and very very thin. Gluing aluminum foil to a model is what they had to do in the 1950’s because there was no bare metal foil.
Only one thing to say, molotow chrome pen
I wish that I could draw a PERFECTLY straight line with a chrome pen. Otherwise I’ll have to stick with using foil.
Chrome pen, TWEAKER!
Hi Fred, thanks for watching👍 I’ve used chrome pens before and have mixed feelings about them. I just wish they would dry completely and stay the same shine as when you first apply them.
I tried it but it left a residue on tbe model I cannot get off.
Hi John, sorry to hear that. Is the body clear coated or is the BMF sticking to the body paint?
@@ScaleModelExperiment tbe adhesive is sticking to the Tamiya acrylic paint
@@ScaleModelExperiment so the internet saved the day. WD40 took it right off. Cleaned with soapy hot water, good to go!
@johnmajane3731 that’s a good tip. Thanks for sharing it 👍
@@ScaleModelExperiment you are welcomed. Really trying to learn things. I think this is the last model I will do with the acrylics. To many things to take care of.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm so clumsy with brushes.
Me too, that’s why I mask and airbrush 98% of my kit pieces.
@@ScaleModelExperiment 🤣🤣
Admiral, but seems tedious. You make it look so eassy, but if I were to do it, it turn into a 5 day project..lol
Thanks JP, I find that using thin strips actually makes it easier to manage BMF and painting the wing windows makes them look better than BMF. Give it a shot👍
@@ScaleModelExperiment what is BMF
Sorry JP BMF is Bare Metal Foil.
@@ScaleModelExperiment All the same, I'm painting all trimming flat black.
But do you mask it and paint it or just brush it?
i will stick with my chrome pen and keep my hair lol
Thanks for watching Mike, I’m glad you found something that works for you man👍
So its chrome tape maybe you should say that
Will do Darrell.
i moltov chrome pen is way easy compared to bmf
I assume that you mask a line and then apply the Molotov? Or do you have the gift of laying out a perfect straight line with the marker?
@@ScaleModelExperiment to answer you're question yes i do straight line it but i use a fine brush, and no worrys if you mess up because it cleans up easy with rubbing solution i learnd it from maddogmerv the down side to it it can rub off you just have to becareful not to touch them areas
@danielbaker9771 now I understand, thanks for the reply 😁
👍🏻🫡🇺🇸good old B M F !
Right Kevin! I had to cut all of the swearing parts out! Haha
@@ScaleModelExperiment ah piece of cake 🫡😝
Did u skip the cut????
I did it off camera because I couldn’t see with my old eyes so I brought it closer to my face and out of camera.. forgive me but I did cut it.
For about six to seven Dollars you can get a can of 3-M spray adhesive and for about two Dollars you can get a big roll of aluminum foil. You can spray your own adhesive and have gobs of foil for next to nothing compared to bare metal foil brand which isn't much better than aluminum spray paint! I tried this on my 1/12 scale Chevy Bel Air and it looked dull and horrible. I stripped it all off since I painted the body with lacquer and sanded it to 1500 grit then polished it to a high gloss finish I didn't want it to be perfectly painted with a poorly done window trim. I use SPAZTIX for my models and it looks a lot more like actual metal than foil does.
Those are both great alternatives to BMF, thanks for sharing. I appreciate you watching the video👍