Hi,
here is my first attempt with hair spray. B_Realistic, thanks for inspiration
My Yak-1 propeller already painted black was airbrushed with Alclad Aluminium. After dry I apply two coats of local floor wax to protect Alclad layer.
I sprayed relatively thick layer of Wella hairspray (not conditioner!) directly from can.
Acrylics Revell Black airbrushed finally.
After some drying (while I cleaned airbrush) I took small handbrush with cut hair (to get hair shorter and harder), put some water over requested area and started chiping to find out how it works. When it is too wet then suddenly a big pieces of black color were removed. Also toothpick can be used. Little scratches can be done when black layer is relatively dry.
Firstly I try some practise on the wreck of 1:71 Avenger:
Then I try to repeat it on the propeller blades:
When everything done and dry I used 600 sandpaper to make surface smooth. Additional benefit is visible on Avanger - sanding highlighted raised details (e.g. panel lines here).
It all together lasted approximately 1 hour.
Resume - even used for the first time, the final result is for me much more satisfying than anything else I tried up to date.
And after more practise the results could be even better. Recommended.
66misos
