VMS Black Track Pro: Let your metal tracks look amazing!
Metal tracks require special treatment and it's easy to ruin them with poor "burnishing" fluids or home-made concoctions. With VMS Black Track Pro, a proven blackening system you are guaranteed that your tracks will to look amazing!
Make own airbrush cleaner!
With VMS Black Track Pro you will properly blacken and finally burnish your metal tracks to a stunning result as seen in our photos and videos!
VMS Black Trac Pro 2.0 track blackening and burnishing fluid
Metal tracks require special treatment and it's easy to ruin them with poor "burnishing" fluids or home-made concoctions. With VMS Black Track Pro, a proven blackening system you are guaranteed that your tracks will to look amazing!
USE: 1. Put on protective gloves and eye protection. Pour blackening fluid into a receptacle. 2. Using tweezers submerge compatible tracks in the fluid for 5-10 min. Disperse any air pockets using a brush! Flip the tracks and again disperse any air pockets, allow another 5-10 min. Once the tracks are blackened to your satisfaction take them out, rinse with running water and dry using a paper towel and hair dryer. 3. Burnish the tracks using a shortened stiff flat hog brush (scrubber brush) or a soft metal brush to achieve the likeness of steel. Tested on tracks by Friulmodel and Masterclub. Tracks by other brands may react different - you proceed at your own risk! When in doubt test on a single track to check if compatible.
Recommended techniques: brush
Combine with: Metal tracks
Available volumes: 200 ml
See Black Track Pro 2.0 in action!
Finish your track with pigments!
Once you have blackened your tracks with Black Track Pro you can weather the further with pigments and binders depending on your project. Please refer to the two videos below for details on the weathering procedure.
Alkyd binders video tutorial PART 4
See ENML 2.0 Pigment Biner in action! TUTORIAL PART 4
Metal tracks assembly tutorial
Product FAQ - Black Track Pro 2.0 NEW FORMULA
How do I proceed with Track Black Pro?
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Pour blackening fluid into a receptacle.
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Using tweezers submerge compatible tracks in the fluid for 5-10 min. Disperse any air pockets using a brush! Flip the tracks and again disperse any air pockets, allow another 5-10 min. Once the tracks are blackened to your satisfaction take them out, rinse with running water and dry using a paper towel and hair dryer.
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Burnish the tracks using a shortened stiff flat hog brush (scrubber brush) or a soft metal brush to achieve the likeness of steel.
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Weather the tracks with pigments of your choice to fit your model's scenario.
How many tracks sets will I be able to finish?
1-2 sets per bottle, depending on the size of tracks.
What metal tracks brands are compatible?
System is Compatible with Friulmodel®, Masterclub® and similar white metal tracks. Tracks by other brands may react different - you proceed at your own risk! When in doubt test on a single track to check if compatible.
Is the result permanent?
Yes, after you burnish the tracks the colour is permanent and you can weather your tracks with usual solvent based weathering products such as VMS ENML 2.0 and Alkyd binders and pigments.
Does the Black Track Pro work with the metal Masterclub tracks. I don't know if there would be a reaction to the resin track pins used in these sets?
There won't be a problem with resin pins.
Can I use the product to blacken photo-etched parts; brass?
Yes, the product will work with PE sheets.
