jeninjohnk 34 Posted August 5, 2020 has anyone come up with a paint color/combinations that will give you the color of stainless steel?? i have a Delorean body but having a hard time finding a color that will work/close to stainless steel. thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topforcein 1764 Posted August 5, 2020 try a body shop suppliers they should be able to make up that colour in a rattle can as long as they have a reference to copy off they should be able to make it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SupraChrgd82 1425 Posted August 5, 2020 I'm partial to this for PolyCarb: https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/86063/index.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OCD 514 Posted August 6, 2020 Surprised no one suggested PS-48 Silver Anodized Aluminum! There's no flakes, just pure aluminum "color". I think it would look very close to the stainless finish on the Delorean 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruebiracer 1046 Posted August 6, 2020 2 hours ago, OCD said: Surprised no one suggested PS-48 Silver Anodized Aluminum! There's no flakes, just pure aluminum "color". I think it would look very close to the stainless finish on the Delorean In the first pic it seems a bit too mirror finish to me, but with flat clear on the outside, this could give the look! Or switch to red! Some Deloreans were also painted red... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemevw 823 Posted August 6, 2020 2 hours ago, ruebiracer said: Or switch to red! Some Deloreans were also painted red... Not from the factory. Dealers painted some I think but delorean didn't paint any cars. They do look good painted though! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xzenonuk 79 Posted August 6, 2020 what colour do you paint the flux capacitor though? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saito2 6686 Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, graemevw said: 3 hours ago, ruebiracer said: Or switch to red! Some Deloreans were also painted red... Not from the factory. My boss at the bodyshop BITD used to say if someone saw a painted Delorean, they were looking at one that had been in an accident... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfdogstinkus 1893 Posted August 6, 2020 Just now, Saito2 said: if someone saw a painted Delorean, they were looking at one that had been in an accident... I've never had a car accident.... I always did it on purpose. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
No Slack 454 Posted August 6, 2020 Tamiya bright gun metal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemevw 823 Posted August 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Saito2 said: My boss at the bodyshop BITD used to say if someone saw a painted Delorean, they were looking at one that had been in an accident... I think some America dealers painted them, and Delorean had 3 painted as prototypes. About 20 years ago I saw one for sale in the UK that was said to be the one frank delorean went to court in. It was dark red and had a cream leather interior (it was about 10k incidently, more than they normally were). No idea why it ended up painted though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mokei Kagaku 2706 Posted August 6, 2020 I don't know if it has been mentioned already,, but front and rear "caps" were of plastic and just painted a colour similar to stainless steel. For an authentic looking model, these parts of the body should ideally be painted a darker and somewhat less metallic grey. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mokei Kagaku 2706 Posted August 6, 2020 Replicating the gold plated DMC12 would also be an alternative.....or maybe not! https://www.deloreandirectory.com/articles/the-gold-plated-deloreans/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemevw 823 Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Mokei Kagaku said: Replicating the gold plated DMC12 would also be an alternative.....or maybe not! https://www.deloreandirectory.com/articles/the-gold-plated-deloreans/ That's great! I used to be a gold plater many years ago, although the largest thing I plated was probably a hammer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
67CamaroSS 304 Posted August 6, 2020 Do you have picture of the body you are using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeninjohnk 34 Posted August 6, 2020 i have tried ps-12 backed with black+white.. i have ps-48 and ps-63 on the way. so far from all the google pics i can find ps-48 is going to be it but we will see. my painting skills are ok at best.:) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saito2 6686 Posted August 6, 2020 8 hours ago, graemevw said: I think some America dealers painted them, and Delorean had 3 painted as prototypes. That's quite possible. I'm pretty sure they were all unpainted when they left the factory at least, except for the gold ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemevw 823 Posted August 6, 2020 19 minutes ago, Saito2 said: That's quite possible. I'm pretty sure they were all unpainted when they left the factory at least, except for the gold ones. I've read delorean didn't even have a paint shop, bumpers etc were bought in ready painted. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted August 6, 2020 18 hours ago, OCD said: Surprised no one suggested PS-48 Silver Anodized Aluminum! There's no flakes, just pure aluminum "color". I think it would look very close to the stainless finish on the Delorean Good shout, PS48 backed with PS23 or similar would get my vote. I used PS48 backed with white & that doesn’t look like stainless steel. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OCD 514 Posted August 6, 2020 2 hours ago, jeninjohnk said: i have tried ps-12 backed with black+white.. i have ps-48 and ps-63 on the way. so far from all the google pics i can find ps-48 is going to be it but we will see. my painting skills are ok at best.:) The PS-63 is pretty much standard as far as polycarb paint goes. Start with a light coat and then a couple of regular coats will give a nice result. Tamiya's PS metallics are decently opaque and shouldn't give you too much trouble. PS-48 is a bit different. The "anodized" paints are notoriously tricky to apply. It's far less opaque (very little pigment if any at all), extremely thin, and takes a fair number of very light coats to be solid enough for backing. I've tried both PS-5 black and PS-12 silver backings and found both work well. The black gives a deeper shine than the silver however. Hope this helps 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manix92 121 Posted August 10, 2020 I would have thought the closest you could get to the finish on a delorean is to use a brushed steel wrap. As has been stated they were bare metal but the stainless steel was then brushed - not polished. Stupid idea really stainless steel weighs more than normal steel used for car bodies so you are making the car heavier. Anyway what about something like this? https://www.wrapdirect.com/brushed-silver-aluminium-vinyl-with-adt/ Have no idea how well it would stick to the body and really you want brushed stainless not aluminium, sure someone would sell stainless version somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeninjohnk 34 Posted August 13, 2020 thanks!!!! i will update when the painting begins! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites