6 oz Modern Masters ME149 Copper Metal Effects Reactive Metallic Paint

Great product easy to use , after dried looks authentic. Painted on pedestal of a copper top table gorgeous

Works well

I have used Modern Masters products for many years. I am an avid amateur home remodeler and decorator. I have been to classes for faux finishing and was taught how to paint by professionals. I spend a lot of time researching products before I buy and frequent forums where professionals exchange ideas and give advice. Invariably they recommend Modern Masters brands and say that it is a waste of their time to use other products that are sold to do-it-yourselfers. This brand is higher priced than other brands, but when you use them, you see how much farther the paints go and how better they perform when you need that extra "open time" to perfect the look you want to acheive. There is far more pigment in the paints and the metallics are very true and realistic. In fact they are so real that you can use various patina solutions that react with the metals in the various metallic paints. I also purchased all the patina solutions to acheive various color patinas. You can search "Modern Masters Metals" and find all of them. I am doing a copper leaf finish on a wooden window frame that houses a stained glass piece measuring 4' by 4'. I will use the Modern Masters copper paint to do any fill-ins of blank spaces and then I will treat it with the chemical patina for the end result. Modern Masters has such a wide variety of unique products, some of which are unfamiliar to the inexperienced painter. I recommend doing a little homework first. I can almost promise you that there are no cheaper substitutes. I have tried and failed many times. I compared and found them wanting.

I used this for a deadhead from this past season. I did three coats, and barely used any. The paint quality, coverage, thickness, and look are really excellent. I decided to use a homemade patina solution; perhaps the paired product would have driven more results but I like how this turned out.

I love this stuff! Excellent coverage! It really works at rusting ANYTHING. I've rusted paper, glass, fabric, canvas- all with success. A couple notes: It does go bad after awhile, so use it or lose it. The 'paint' inside will start to rust around the rim and cap after opening and being used, and the paint itself will become a smelly gloop that separates. I've had mine for at least a couple years, and it's probably time to toss what's left and buy a fresh container. I learned that I don't have to keep buying the rust activator to make iron paint rust properly. The problem I ran into was the amount of rust activator I needed far exceeded how much iron paint I had, and I was going through it way faster than the paint itself. So now I spray the iron paint with bleach, vinegar, or a salt & peroxide solution to rust my items (they each give a slightly different finish) and I'll probably never buy the activator again now. I suggest experimenting with other agents to activate the rust! I have also just painted an object and placed it with rusty metal items and the rust spreads.

This stuff is great! I only gave it four stars because, though it does contain real metal in the paint, it will not dry solid like real metal unless you apply MANY coats. For instance, if you wanted to say, maybe bushwhack that wife-stealing bastard Bob from down the block and turn him into an elaborate statuary piece and then secretly and ironically plant him in the park across from your ex's house, you would have to use approximately 127 coats of this stuff before its as solid as a real piece of copper. Make sure to plan your project in advance, I started my project on impulse, and even with the expedited shipping, by the time I received the paint the "canvas" was getting a little ripe! LOL! I highly recommend the acid-blocking primer as well, it helps stiffen up some of the "soft" areas prior to painting and goes on very thick. Also love the green aging patina, it looks so real, people already think its been there for years! Thanks Modern Masters!!

Awesome

I tried a LOT of different colors for my front door with “copper” being the goal. Nothing satisfied me. Then, when I found this, I was very hopeful. I am THRILLED with the result! Beautiful, easy to apply, dries well and quickly - highly recommend!

Used it for painting rust on miniatures, coverage is not great but the final result is awesome!

Lovely real metal copper paint. Goes on well, works well with other brands of patina or with home made patina liquid. Great stuff. Wish I could buy their patina spray too.

brilliant

Great product. Love it

work very well just experiment with it first on something that doesnt matter till you know what you,.re doing