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C3PO finish - r2d2_eh - 03-13-2017
Does anyone have a good paint to finish C3PO? I have the head and would like to have it painted or plated. I have contacted a few places and they want a minimum of $250
RE: C3PO finish - savagecreature - 03-13-2017
Unfortunately, vacuum metalizing is expensive
There are a number of different alternative painting or finishing methods you could use but none of them will be that "gold chrome" finish. In my experience they'll be more like a weathered, dirty version of C-3PO.
Off the top of my head you could go with a gold rub-n-buff and I've also seen some decent results with automotive gold paint. I'll dig around and see if I can find some images of different finishes.
Oh, and;
Welcome to the group
Was lookin' at something else and ran across this
![[Image: 10028573135_877df2449d.jpg]](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5329/10028573135_877df2449d.jpg)
this was done with plasticoat chrome spray paint by backwards lamb over at the RPF
Thread can be found here.
RE: C3PO finish - r2d2_eh - 03-13-2017
Thanks for the info and thank you for the warm welcome
RE: C3PO finish - r2d2_eh - 03-13-2017
Would this be a good finish?
https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.gold-mirror-effect-170g.1001000513.html
RE: C3PO finish - savagecreature - 03-13-2017
Mirror effect paint only looks mirror-ee when it's sprayed on to the back of glass. (then you look though the other side) On back of the glass it appears to be flat colored paint. That's why all of the painted things on the can are glass
RE: C3PO finish - savagecreature - 03-13-2017
I can't seem to find the plastikote gold anywhere, anymore. The silver is available, but no gold. I wonder if they don't make it anymore.
I guess the next thing I would try would be duplicolor. But I've never seen duplicolor look as good as those photos of the plastikote.
RE: C3PO finish - sfprops - 07-07-2018
Gordon Tarpley has a video on Youtube that shows an effective authentic finish using yellow or gold paint sprayed over top Alclad 2 chrome.
RE: C3PO finish - savagecreature - 07-16-2018
(07-07-2018, 06:53 AM)sfprops Wrote: Gordon Tarpley has a video on Youtube that shows an effective authentic finish using yellow or gold paint sprayed over top Alclad 2 chrome.
I haven't been able to find it. Do you happen to have a link? I'd love to check it out.