Micro-Mark Zinc Chromate Paint, 20ml
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- Authentic yellow-green primer color used in WWII and postwar U.S. aircraft interiors
- Ideal for painting wheel wells, cockpit frames, and engine compartments
- Flat, semi-bright tone offers historic realism and visual contrast
- Pairs well with Interior Green, Aluminum, and Gunmetal for aircraft detailing
- Made in the USA
Description
Zinc Chromate is a historically accurate yellow-green primer color widely used on U.S. military aircraft from the 1930s through the 1950s. This distinctive tone was applied to interior metal surfaces to prevent corrosion, particularly in wheel wells, fuselage interiors, bomb bays, and engine nacelles. Its vibrant hue became a standard in American aircraft manufacturing and is essential for achieving realism in scale aircraft modeling.
Zinc Chromate is in our sets
29478 USAAF Europe Acrylic Paint Set, 9pc
29477 USAAF Pacific Acrylic Paint Set, 9pc
29479 USAF 1950-Modern Sky Camo Acrylic Paint Set, 9pc
29484 USAF 1950-Modern Ground Camo Acrylic Paint Set, 9pc
29503 US Military Acrylic Paint Set, 81pc
Color Description
Zinc Chromate is a bright yellow-green with a slightly acidic undertone, often associated with the protective coatings applied inside WWII aircraft. It falls between chartreuse and olive on the color spectrum and was used both as a primer and, at times, as a final interior finish. Its high visibility also helped maintenance crews spot cracks and corrosion on metal surfaces.
This color was widely used across U.S. aircraft manufacturing programs:
• Found in the interiors of B-17s, B-24s, P-47s, and P-51s
• Applied to wheel wells, access panels, internal bulkheads, and wing spars
• Used in both bare-metal and camouflaged aircraft designs
Modeling Uses
• Paint cockpit interiors, landing gear bays, and bomb bay walls in WW2 aircraft
• Use as a primer color under chipping and weathering effects
• Combine with Interior Green or Aluminum for layered depth and metallic realism
• Apply to internal surfaces of dioramas and cross-section aircraft builds
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More Information:
Micro-Mark Acrylic Paints include brush-on and airbrush paints. These paints have been specially formulated for painting miniatures, models, and figures of all sorts. The brush-on line includes primers, a multitude of colors, thinner, cleaner, and retarder.
Painting and finishing are key components to almost every project. With 96 years of experience in the hobby/maker space, Micro-Mark has time-tested expertise in providing the best and most innovative paints, brushes, airbrushes, finishing supplies and painting equipment to our customers. Recently, the demand for quality paint products has exceeded supply and as a solution to this issue, Micro-Mark is pleased to introduce the Micro-Mark Acrylic Paint Line.
The Micro-Mark Acrylic Paint Line has been developed and tested by our expert in-house team to give model builders, miniaturists, figure artists and other makers a new option when choosing paint for their projects. Featuring the most widely requested selection of basic colors, our matte-finish acrylic paint sets provide consistent color, solid coverage and smooth application in both brush-on and airbrush formulations. Additionally, we also offer white, gray and black primer for brush-on and airbrush use, plus our own thinners, acrylic paint cleaner, airbrush flow improver and retarder medium, giving you a complete paint system for reliable results every time. Our water-based acrylic paint products are non-toxic and proudly made in the USA.
