Here's my painted CA shield using Metal Cast duplicolor paints.
I have been having so many PM's for the technique I used so here it is, I painted each ring individualy to avoid overspray and also give me more control and concentrate on one section at a time, also if I screw up one section I just restart that section until satisfied. I applied one heavy coat, there's a sweet spot basically apply a heavy enough coat without making the paint run, took me 3 tries before I was satisfied, I put the shield standing up verticaly, the trick is to hold can approx 5" from shield so you create a wet smooth look and avoid a hazy finish if spraying too far away from shield, go back and forth and cover entire area as fast as possible before paint starts to dry, you need to cover entire section in one attempt, doing a second coat trying to cover missed spots will not give you the same results, BTW I masked and sprayed all the grooves first so I don't need to try and get those grooves covered so I can fully concentrate on the flat surfaces, a bit more work but paid big in the end results, you can clearly see the reflection of the light how pretty concistent it is from bare aluminum to painted surface, that shows the quality of the super smooth finish.
Remember always start spraying outside shield parameter to avoid any spurts, I didn't apply any clearcoat, I personally find it ruins the smooth finish I was trying so hard to achieve in the first place, applying a clear coat with a spray can will give ou a hazy(foggy) finish, a automotive clearcoat is best but will give the whole shield unified look, I wanted the bare alumimun to look natural.
Gerardo
I have been having so many PM's for the technique I used so here it is, I painted each ring individualy to avoid overspray and also give me more control and concentrate on one section at a time, also if I screw up one section I just restart that section until satisfied. I applied one heavy coat, there's a sweet spot basically apply a heavy enough coat without making the paint run, took me 3 tries before I was satisfied, I put the shield standing up verticaly, the trick is to hold can approx 5" from shield so you create a wet smooth look and avoid a hazy finish if spraying too far away from shield, go back and forth and cover entire area as fast as possible before paint starts to dry, you need to cover entire section in one attempt, doing a second coat trying to cover missed spots will not give you the same results, BTW I masked and sprayed all the grooves first so I don't need to try and get those grooves covered so I can fully concentrate on the flat surfaces, a bit more work but paid big in the end results, you can clearly see the reflection of the light how pretty concistent it is from bare aluminum to painted surface, that shows the quality of the super smooth finish.
Remember always start spraying outside shield parameter to avoid any spurts, I didn't apply any clearcoat, I personally find it ruins the smooth finish I was trying so hard to achieve in the first place, applying a clear coat with a spray can will give ou a hazy(foggy) finish, a automotive clearcoat is best but will give the whole shield unified look, I wanted the bare alumimun to look natural.
Gerardo