Because shiny objects seldom allow paint to bond well, use the metal brush and sandpaper to lightly scour and dull the ...

You can easily replicate the look of brushed-steel panels with paint ... I mixed two colored glazes using water-based silver and aluminum metallic paint. The recipe is 1 part paint to 1 part ...

Metallic-effect paint won’t look the same as actual brushed nickel ... Wipe or rinse off the residue and let the metal dry. Set up a way to elevate the hinges — perhaps by setting them ...

During the 1970s and 80s, financial basket case Eastern Airlines stripped the paint from its planes, opting instead for a brushed aluminum finish. American Airlines, which also flies planes that ...

When the prototype was unveiled last year at the Paris Motor Show, it was finished with this dark brushed aluminum paint job. While eye catching, it’s probably not feasible in the real world and ...