Testing AK Xtreme Metal Chrome - Gold - Polished Aluminum 

Great video RC...awesome test! Appreciate your work

Really appreciate all your videos, very helpful and money saving as well!! Thanks bro!

Expensive paints so I've been reluctant to make the move on these. Thanks for the video. I need a really excellent 'steel' so I might try the AK Extreme Metal. Quality looks niiiiiice.

Thanks for your review so know about paint

You explain things in such a way that it's very easy to understand. It took me 44 years to get into these metalizers because I tried it when Alclad first came out and got horrible results. My fault totally, I was just not doing it right. I always settled for the kit chrome which in most cases is just not right. I just had decent results with alclad, but I ordered 3 bottles of spaz stix chrome. I haven't tried it yet. Have you ever experimented with that? I think it's actually for lexan r/c bodies but guys are reporting great results on models. I never heard of AK but I plan to try that now too. That polished aluminum would look awesome on a semi trailer. Probably need a few bottles though

Your videos have really helped me thank you! What clear coat would you use to protect them please?

The more videos I watch, the more confused I get. So many options, so many different types of paints, bases and primers.

Good video and Would you say that this is the best looking and strongest chrome paint there is ? And what happens when you put a clear coat on it ?

I like the blue chrome 👍 Maybe good for a metal burn effect Can't wait for the shootout! I ran across Mirror "THE WORLD’S MIRRORIEST MIRROR CHROME" Same company that makes Black 3.0. Looks interesting, but $39.00. A 15ml bottle. 🙄

Barbados, quick question: would it hurt my Alclad gloss black base if I applied it over grey primer? I’m planning on doing an AK Chrome finish on my upcoming Hasegawa 1:200 scaled 747

I forgot who told me but you can spray the chrome on build are plastic

you didnt get any bad batch with the black base, i had exactly the same problem... it was as is it was too diluted, didnt have any coverage.. i will throw it away and will keep the bottle to put some other paint or washes...

Yeaaa, not sure about the AK’s. Thanks for preview. Can’t wait to see the Tamiya met. Shootout and the metalizers. Love the metalizers. Where are you finding yours? I buy as much as I can when I see it.

thanks! I ended up buying all three. By the way, you sound like Robert deNiro... :)

Has anyone tried the black primer and micro filler (ak757). Is lays down well, but it seems to remain slightly tacky even after a week. My biggest complaint is that you can’t mask over it. Any type of masking tape, left for more than an hour will be very hard to remove, but worse still….the adhesive on the tape stay behind. It almost looks like the adhesive has bonded with the primer. I love the AK Extreme series though, I mainly use the aluminum, polished aluminum and steel.

What will the chrome look like over a gold metal or brass ? Will u have to base coat that ?

Are you going to be testing the Super Chrome AK Interactive?

With the polished aluminum in the video, we're any of those samples buffed? I am a fire apparatus modeler and have been experimenting with finishes for a polished aluminum water tanker.

Thank you. I tried the AK xtreme di other day, using their black base and the result was horrible. Just horrible. I thought it was me (I’m a noob, see). Perhaps I’ll try with my usual glossy black. Let’s see.

hey can i use thinner from mr color for this?

Have you tried brush painting these? I have some small parts I want "chrome" but don't want to use the airbrush for them?

this a lacquer or akrylik paint sir?

So I know this kind of paint is mostly for model planes and cars. But would this stuff be durable enough to paint car interior pieces like ac vents?

What gloss top coat would work the best for the AK interactive chrome?

I've got to ask you a troubleshooting Q for the Chrome: have you found any incompatibility with these and Alclad gloss black, if the black only sets for a day or so beforehand? I see you get a nice chrome finish and I could have sworn the first time I used it I did it over all class black and got a similar chrome finish. But lately I'm trying to use it again and all I get is sort of a hazy reflective silver nothing like Chrome, and if I spray it heavy it's clearly reacting with the layer underneath. BUT if I spray it on a black spoon that has Aqua gloss over it then no matter how thick I spray it just dries up to a beautiful chrome finish.. does the All-Clad gloss black need to cure for like a week or something before you can use it with the AK Chrome? Or has something changed with my bottle of either paint? Would really appreciate your feedback

Can anyone tell what do you call that filter he uses on his airbrush booth?

will you or have you already tested super chrome from AK?

My experience the gold goes on better over a black base as well. I wasn't fond of their black base either. I am really liking the tamiya LP range for metals as well, though they don't really have a chrome. LP 48 Sparkling Silver over gloss black is really nice though.

Do you have a video on that AK471 Black base? As I just bought one trying to use it for reverse wash with the Tamiya Motocycle wheels. Are they glossy as I haven't try yet?

I’m looking to paint the lip of a car rim for a model a “polished aluminum” look where it is like a mirror finish. Which brand abd color would you recommend? I’m considering AK and Alcoa’s. Thanks.

Hi There, i used the AK Extrem Chrome..... its nice, but when I touch it a little too hard, the Chrome turns black, Is it too thin a layer, or what could I be doing wrong, hope you can help me.:

Did you get around to spraying Alclad Aqua Gloss over these? When they cure are they durable?

Hello ! Thank you for the video! What’s black do you use for the base? Tamiya TS-14 it’s ok ?

Great review of the Extreme metal paints! I also tried Black base i found it strange to work with. Will use Tamiya X2 Black instead. My question to you is what pressure are you using?

Hello ! I didn't understand everything because I don't speak English well. Do you apply the chrome without thinner?

I have never tried these powders before but I heard that using your finger to massage the power chrome into the slightly wet paint creates the best results because you can feel the paint. Wonder if you would be willing to give it a try XD

Bit delayed, but is the gold "smooth" IRL? I've used several brands and they end up with noticeable shiny flakes. This seems like there aren't any/many in the video, but it's more difficult to tell via a camera. Any assistance would be appreciated, alternatives are also welcome.

Hi. What do you use as you gloss black base on you spoons for these tests?

What is the different Alclad II and MIG Alclad ?

what size nozzle and pressure do you use ??

Have you tried the HobbyMate Super Chrome yet?

Maybe you should screen the black base. Some modellers do this on a regular base, before paint they filter the color with a fine mesh.

I sprayed AK Xtreme Chrome and Polished Aluminum over Alclad Black Gloss Base and it looks like silver paint. I tested it on spoons. I sprayed them lightly and heavier and all the samples look like silver paint. Am I doing something wrong?

Great video. In the next video will you be showing these 2 with clear over them? Can you show the AK Chrome and Polished Aluminum next to the Alclad Chrome and Polished aluminum?

Is mr thinner work for this paint?

I bought AK's black base about a month ago at a small local hobbby shop, should I return it?

PSI on chrome? please!

are they laquer or acrylic? how do you thin them?

Is there a way to paint satin chrome colours?

Do you clear coat these when your done?

Good - but not good enough - Molotow! Nice test though.

Its al-U-min-E- em lololol

Can these be brush painted?