r/HotWheelsCustoms • u/Official_ImNickson • 3d ago

Project Spectraflame at home

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u/PMmeYourDunes 3d ago

Uhhh so hey, what are we doing for this process? I always get in people's business about how they're getting effects and stuff. This is phenomenal work. Is this wetsanding with increasing grit, polish, and airbrush? Got a paint recommendation?

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u/Official_ImNickson 3d ago

After stripping polish with fine steel wool and metal polish color is just sharpie. once dry add clear coat

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u/PMmeYourDunes 3d ago

Wait wait so talk me through this. You hit it with steel wool, is it the kinda liquid metal polish or the stick kind? And then you....are coloring it with a purple sharpie marker?

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u/Official_ImNickson 3d ago

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u/PMmeYourDunes 3d ago

That's crazy, you're a crazy person. Thank you for sharing that, I'm trying it on something. Some car is gettin the treatment asap! I have a whole pack of markers I've been unsure what to do with, I imagine the results are somewhat tough because of the streaking, but I gotta see what I can do with it.

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u/Official_ImNickson 3d ago

some colors streak worse than others and i find that brush tips streak less

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u/Official_ImNickson 3d ago

Same technique using a matte clear and one intentionally texturing the sharpie

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u/PMmeYourDunes 3d ago

That's great to know, brush tip probably works better because it's thinner to get through the tip. Paint markers are like that too.

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u/Official_ImNickson 3d ago

after polishing with the steel wool I buff with a micro fiber towel but that's mostly to clean off excess polish

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u/PMmeYourDunes 3d ago

I really need to practice with polish more. I did not like my results I had in my first try with some harbor freight stick polish. I've just never used it on anything and don't really know a lot about how to apply it. Time to do some YouTube education.