Color Shift Paint

[Metalmad]

Has anyone tried the Rust-Oleum Color Shift Paint on a build ? and does anyone know if it is enamel or lacquer based ?

I looked on the can and there is no indication if the paint is enamel or lacquer based. I'm in the process doing the spoon test to see how it turns out.

Thank You

[Roadrunner]

I believe it's an acrylic lacquer, and should be fine on polystyrene, but I'd check first on some scrap.

Edited May 11, 2015 by Roadrunner

[Theo]

Hi Metalmad

Not sure of the composition, but have used over several car bodies without issues. To get the colorshift effect to work, you need to spray over a black base so I have always had black primer on the body before spraying. The more coats you spray the greater the color shift. I think I sprayed around 6-8 full coats, followed by a couple clear coats. The color shift coats dry to a semi-gloss type sheen, and polishing messes up the effect (makes it kinda blotchy), so plan on a couple coats of gloss clear on top. Overall, it handles somewhat like a candy coat; more coats deepens the effect up until a certain point when things start to look "muddy". The final appearance is pretty good indoors under ambient lighting, but the effect really pops in sunlight and under direct lighting.

Hope this helps

Theo

[Metalmad]

Theo & Kevin,

Thank you for the info !

I painted a spare body last night in gloss black & will spray the Color Shift paint today sometime to see how it comes out then spray a few coats of clear to see how it looks.

[Metalmad]

Wow !

Painted body looks good ! Just sprayed it with a couple of coats of clear lacquer and no issues so far. I think I have found my color for a resin kit I purchased a couple of weeks ago that will be tubed.

[Greg Myers]

Well, let's see it.

[Greg Myers]

Why don't they use this on NASCAR ? I'v seen it up close and personal at the "Goodguys" shows and it would be wild on a NASCAR.