>>9325242! Retard Alert !
>>9324897Don't brush on metallic paint, or any paint besides very small details. Airbrushing gives the best results, but its not easy. Rattlecans are a close second but can be tricky in their own way. Your undercoat is quite important for making your paint stick and it changes the vibrancy of a coat considerably. I often sand the entire surface at 5000-7000, especially if the surface has any sort of friction (like joints), clean the surface thoroughly after sanding in a dust free environment. Then its time to prime in black or grey (for metallics) Check out this guide (
http://gunplacore.blogspot.com/2013/04/tutorial-different-metallic-paints-and.html) I really recommend doing tests on spoons. It helps in so many ways besides choosing a colour, its particularly important for getting distances and intensity right when using a can.
If you want an idea of the airbrush process, this guy does a good job without going too crazy (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uRMdJsjN-4). But watch as many guides and techniques as you have time for, or choose a "look" that you like and research the methods, theres a lot of ways to go about painting and theres a load of chemistry involved with combining/thinning/top coating models with different colours and types of paint for different finishes and effects.
