RCS Chrome

[jonmiller]

Hey gang

Just to let you know that I now have the chrome in stock and is available. Should be up on the website tonight or tomorrow.
Did a quick touring car wing with it and got some pics. Hard to take pics of and the light wasn't very clever outside but it gives you an idea.
Shiny goodness.

[blitzboy]

what make is it dude

[DCM]

looks good, whats it going to cost fella?

[jonmiller]

Originally Posted by blitzboy

what make is it dude

RCS

Originally Posted by DCM

looks good, whats it going to cost fella?

I think it will be around £6.95 per 1oz bottle

[ryanlownie]

Very nice! Looks smoooooth!

Is is rattle can or airbrush? How many coats for your example and does it need backing? I'm interested in this stuff, it looks ace.

[DCM]

I would guess, like all Chromes, it needs backing with black.

[jonmiller]

Only for airbrush at present. As for coats, it all depends on what you class as light/heavy coats etc but for this wing test I did 2 or 3 mist coats and a couple light/medium coats.
As DCM says, backed with black. Only tested it with a black backer but I'm sure like other chromes, the backing color doesn't affect it a great deal.

[ryanlownie]

Sounds good, the reason I ask is that the chrome I use (Custom Colour) doesn't require backing for a good effect. Obviously that's rattle cans though.

I think I'll have to get some ordered shortly!

[jonmiller]

Ah right, that's a bonus then. Can't say I've ever tried it.

[jonmiller]

Had a quick look at the numbers, it will be £6.50 a bottle.

[telboy]

Blimey! Didn't realise you did all those paints lol.
Just ordered some createx bits.
let us know when the chrome goes on the site, I'll get some ordered.


Nice work.

[DCM]

Me too....

Now if one of you guys know of a vynil cutter going dirt cheap...

[jonmiller]

Originally Posted by telboy

Blimey! Didn't realise you did all those paints lol.
Just ordered some createx bits.
let us know when the chrome goes on the site, I'll get some ordered.
Nice work.

Just spotted that, thought it was you, thanks!

I think it'll be nice to have somewhere for people to get rc paint supplies from, from an rc painter. Being a small company (just me, haha) I hope it gives people a more personal assistance as opposed to dealing with someone from a large company who is just there answering the phone/taking orders and doesn't know or care about the customers or the products they're offering.
I like to help people and if I can I will do. If it brings a few extra pennies for the ole sky rocket then even better. Think it'll be awhile before I'm sittin' on a beach in mexico slingin' back the margiritas. haha

Will hopefully get the chrome up tonight or tomorrow.

Originally Posted by DCM

Me too....

Now if one of you guys know of a vynil cutter going dirt cheap...

Nice one bud.

Ebay I guess. Not sure what price youre looking to spend but ive heard good things about the P-Cut series of cutters.

[jonmiller]

Paint pages have been updated.

[ApexSpeed]

Jon, any chance you have access to Spaztix and Alclad versions to show a true comparison of the products on a sheet of Lexan?

I have used both of the others, and I wonder how this compares to them.

[jonmiller]

I do mate. Will do a test now as I'm not doing anything at the minute.

[njc11]

im liking that!!

Maybe use abit of this on my next shells?? what you reckon with my colurs buddy?

[jonmiller]

why not bud. have you sent the shells yet?

[jonmiller]

Did a quick test of which here are the results..

Tried to keep everything as fair as possible, same number of coats/amount of paint/direction/speed/drying/postion of camera n lighting. Taking the pics was nigh on impossible to keep constant/fair especially with the nature of the reflectivity of the chrome and the outside light/clouds, angles/bend of the transparency stips they were sprayed. The transparency strips themselves didnt lend to very good testing for any of the paints but i didnt have any decent scraps of lexan. Had a few old wings etc lying about but they were a bit scuffed up.

Overall, there isn't a great deal in it and you wouldn't be dissapointed with any of them. For doing small areas like pinstripes etc there would be even less in it. If you were to do a whole large area then it might be abit more favourable one way or the other.

If i had to put an honest placing of them it would be Spazstix, RCS Chrome then the Alclad.

It is very close between the spaz n rcs in regards to clarity, I think the spaz stix is a tad brighter.

Like said though, All are great products and wont dissapoint.
There you have it, tried to be as honest and fair as poss.

[jonmiller]

I will add that RCS Chrome is in stock and available for immediate despatch. Readily available from me with no wondering if or when you might see your order.




Regards,

Jon