Powder to simulate cad plating?

[Matt Harwood]

Hi,

Is there a powder color (or combination of color and clear) that you can recommend that will approximate the color of silver cad plating? I’ve tried a few experiments and haven’t quite gotten what I was looking for. Most recently I tried the argent silver with some deglosser, which is still a little too chrome-like. What if I add some deglosser and use satin clear? Will this dull the finish sufficiently?

Here’s what I’m working on (brake backing plates for my ’41 Century):

Any advice? Thanks in advance.
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Matt Harwood
Cleveland, OH
My 1941 Buick Century restoration

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