How to get blistering paint due to rust

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Alfa Three Five
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How to get blistering paint due to rust

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Here is the kind of result I was looking for:
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What you will need for this:

- Various rust tones with acrylic paint. They have to be MATT
- Your model paint colour must be SATIN
- Maskol
- An old brush to apply the Maskol
If the rust have to be matt and the paint satin, it is in order to accentuate the contrast between each effect.

First of all, I'm applying layers of rust tones with acrylic paint.

I used this technique for my M41 as well as my Tiger .

I painted a first layer of rust tone, on the side of the rust as well in front of the grill, I applied a Maskol with an old brush where I want to get the peeling effect on the paint.

Once it is dry (the Maskol must me transparent) I'm applying a coat of base colour on top of it. Depending on the effect you want to achieve, you can superpose various layers of paint to represent the primer colour then your model colours.
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I let this coat of paint dry completely.

On this model, I wanted to represent too a burned effect on the paint so I putted chipping fluid followed by a layer of black.
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Now, with the help of a toothpick, we will lift some parts on the Maskol where we want to have the blistering effect.
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On the next step you can use rust wash, rust streaks and pigments to get the result you are looking for.

This technique works on flat, inclined or vertical surfaces.

Another exemple on the side of the turret witch is vertical:
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Another exemple here on the M41:
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As you can see it isn't hard to get the aspect of the paint peeling due to rust of heat.

Now it is your time to try it, good work folks!
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Thanks for explaining AND showing this! Will try!
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Re: How to get blistering paint due to rust

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Marco Peter wrote:Thanks for explaining AND showing this! Will try!
My pleasure
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Re: How to get blistering paint due to rust

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Marco Peter wrote:Thanks for explaining AND showing this! Will try!
I'll second that :thumbup: One of the true benefits of a forum such as this is the sharing of skills, knowledge, problem solving. My problem looking at your cult of corrosion is that it reminds me of patching up old bangers (1960s and 70s Mini Coopers mostly) when I was a lot younger, and couldn't afford any car that wasn't geriatric.....or in need of severe 'blister' treatment :lolno: :thumbup:
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Re: How to get blistering paint due to rust

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43rdRecceReg wrote:
Marco Peter wrote:Thanks for explaining AND showing this! Will try!
I'll second that :thumbup: One of the true benefits of a forum such as this is the sharing of skills, knowledge, problem solving. My problem looking at your cult of corrosion is that it reminds me of patching up old bangers (1960s and 70s Mini Coopers mostly) when I was a lot younger, and couldn't afford any car that wasn't geriatric.....or in need of severe 'blister' treatment :lolno: :thumbup:
Hi, I'm agree with you, that's the main reason for forums and groups it is to share and help each other.
My ''cult'' of corrosion and how to reproduce it, I've learned it with good old MG B roadster and GT ;)
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