Cool idea! And thanks for explaining how metal can corrode like that, I think I
understand now why bits of my car look that way!

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Tek
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"gonzo" <rgo### [at] lansetcom> wrote in message news:3f8f0750@news.povray.org...
> Tek <tek### [at] evilsuperbraincom> wrote in message
> news:3f8dd771$1@news.povray.org...
> > Well it's meant to look more like a chrome coating over some other metal.
> It's
> > adapted from the animation I posted to p.b.a which showed a painted ball
> > rusting, so the rust looks like it starts under the surface of the metal
> and
> > then breaks through, which isn't how it should rust. I hadn't really
> thought
> > much about that, I just changed the paint material to be chrome! :)
>
>
> It is quite possible to have clean shiny chrome and rust too. You have it
> right, that is what a bad plating job looks like.  If the metal was corroded
> before the plating was applied, and the corrosion was not completely cleaned
> or removed first, then the plating will not bond correctly, and the rust
> will start from under the surface.
>
> For the IRTC, just extend the decay; corrode the plane too, eat away one
> corner of the image itself and submit it as a decay(ed) entry... ;-)
>
> RG
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