Hi,

last year when motor moving our 2015 Eriba 430 it kissed our rough stone wall and put some nasty scrapes/marks on the metal part of the rear corner Herzim strip.

I carefilly filed/sanded the strip to make it nice and smooth in the affected area and hoped the now shiny metal surface would weather/oxidise down to match the rest of the metal trim, but it hasn't.

So, can anyone recommend an aerosol silver paint code or something so I can buy some pain, mask and spray the small area so it closely matches the original metal of the strip ?

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Thanks in advanced for any advice

Some aluminium paint or similar perhaps? I think I would betempted to touch it up with a small brush

I do a lot of model making and repair work and I have found the best, most authentic aluminium paint spray to be Plastikote Fast Dry Project Enamel - Aluminium. You can buy it in small 100ml cans from Wickes and other places. You can also buy it in brush on form, although i haven't tried it, so can't say it's as good as the spray.

If you want a really shiny chrome finish, then the best I have found (by miles) is Humbrol Acrylic Spray 191 Chrome Silver. Spray on only

Here's a picture of the colour and finish of the Plastikote aerosol spray - This was sprayed onto light grey Lego bricks and gives a really good aluminium effect, I think.

Thanks for the advice guys, might try the Plastikote aluminium spray, thanks for the photos Simboc2004

No problem. Hope it works for you. I never cease to be amazed how many "silver" and "aluminium" paints there are available that are, quite frankly, rubbish...

Simon

Just wanted to follow this up, I used the Plastikote Fast Dry Project Enamel - Aluminium and am delighted by the results, remains to be seen how it fairs long term but just done its a perfect match.

Thanks for all the advice, much appreciated

Thats the one Colin, I cleaned the area with Isopropanol then masked the bits of the strip I didn't want to paint plus the surrounding area and rear bumper etc. Applied 2 coats in an up/down motion to avoid coming too far along the strip. Was a nice hot day and gave the first coat 45 minutes to dry before applying a 2nd coat.