Hey gang. I would like to create a translucent aged effect on a new engine-turned dash panel. I have considered tinting clear lacquer or shellac, or some type of paint mix. Then there's the matter of aging. The new panel is plain aluminum with 1/2" swirls. Any suggestions most appreciated. Thanks!
Check out the web...type in "aging aluminum"...you can use Oxi-Clean for patina effect. Also lists bronze, gold, black, etc.
No photos anything that oxidizes aluminum would work. What about rubbing paint or soy sauce to give it a tinted rubbed worn aged ’d look ?
I'm sprinkling a few brass pieces on my '50 truck dashboard to contrast with the chrome. In a couple of instances, I rattlecan sprayed candy yellow with rootbeer brown in the low relief for a touch of age/patina. It turns out glossy but I could hit it with flat-clear easy enough if I wanted. The trim around my gauges is one example. They were chrome and I wanted the brass appearance. I bought 3.5 oz cans of 'Spaz Stix' brand. They have a variety of colors. But if you have access to an airbrush, that's even better. you can do vignettes on the edges and/or corners and soften/age that more so with steel wool. Pockmarks are also easy to fake with a drop or two of paint on a toothbrush and running a popcycle stick or fingernail backward on the bristles. When the bristles snap forward again, they flick micro-drops of pigment on the subject piece randomly a few at a time. Edit; I don't think I was as clear as I intended. In a nutshell, You can apply a haze or fade and then lightly work it with steel wool to get the effect you want. "Less is more" so transparent colors are softer with a lighter touch than opaque.
Testors model paint has / had some "transparent" colors. Sent from my SM-G965U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app