Tips For Buying and Using Bare Metal Foil for Models

Want professional looking car models? Bare Metal Foil can make the difference between so-so and professional looking trim! It is easy to use, much less messy than paint, fairly inexpensive and gives your model cars and trucks that professional look. It also is one of the best products for masking off areas, giving you a hard edge that you can't get with other masking materials.Bare Metal Foil can be purchased from a variety of sellers. To insure that it is not damaged during shipping, it should be shipped in a box. If it gets bent during shipping, there will be a permanent crease across the whole sheet, ruining some of your precious Bare Metal. To determine if the seller uses envelopes or boxes, read the description and shipping terms carefully or simply ask. Several tools are needed to apply Bare Metal Foil. These include: tweezers, X-acto style knife with fresh, very sharp #11 blade, flat and round toothpicks, a straight edge (such as a ruler), and a cotton cloth. To keep the foil fresh, store it in an airtight plastic container or ziplock bag.Bare Metal Foil is actually made of verrry thin metal and will easily stick to your model. It gees in chrome, ultra chrome, matte aluminum, black chrome, gold and copper. Use it for windshield and window frame moldings, door handles and keyholes, emblems, scripts, interior parts, bumpers and other chrome trim. For more information, look for the book; How to Use Bare-Metal. Your model will look great! How to Use Bare-Metal Foil