Bare, worn metal has a sheen you can't fake with a flat paint — and Dark Steel is how you get it. This ultra-fine AK pigment has a subtle metallic quality, perfect for burnishing edges, worn tracks, gun barrels and polished-back metalwork. Buff it on dry with a brush or fingertip and watch the highlights catch the light.
At a glance
- Ultra-fine metallic weathering pigment from AK Interactive
- Dark gunmetal-steel tone with a subtle sheen
- Buff on dry, or fix with Pigment Fixer or White Spirit
- Great for burnishing worn metal edges
- Reference AK086
Best for
- Worn tracks, edges and high-wear metalwork
- Gun barrels, blades and polished steel
- Adding a metallic sheen over base colours
Rub it into the raised edges where paint would naturally wear through, and the metal underneath looks genuinely bare.
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