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Currently I make one model and want to make specific material. This is one old painting process, I guess that this is not in use from "70 or so. Young people probably never see this paint in real, except in grandpa house :smiley:
I donā€™t know name of this paint, so I barely find one reference photo. Except that I use as reference one old office stapler.
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test in Blender Octane
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Redshift
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Mat_T_1
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Material is somehow tricky, slightly metalic, with pattern.

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First ā€¦ a very excellent jobā€¦I believe you have got this spot onā€¦

BTW it is called Hammered Metalic Paint and is made by adding either mica or silicon additives that give it that hammered appearanceā€¦

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This paint was so durable and hard to scratch. Great job.

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Well, this name has sense, thanks for info. Here is name ā€œbaked paintā€. I guess that in old days they use high temperature to ā€œbakeā€ paint.

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Yes ā€¦It used to be and still is a Baked Enamel but not that high of temperatures 2-300 degreesā€¦very strong, hard, and long-lasting.

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This paint is indestructible. Maybe this are reason why is mostly used for office equipment and stuff which are used in public. I have couple such stuff, they are 50+ year old, but they have just couple tiny scratches.
Pheh, they made things that last in those days.

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