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Hi there,
everything is in the title: I'm currently painting some Palatine Blades, and in the big black HH book 1, it is said that the PB paint some parts of their armors like this to show their difference.
However, I don't know how to paint it without looking the exact same as any other metal part (like their weapons for example).



Any idea is welcomed !

I'd try layering Ironbreaker over Warplock Bronze and wash the edges with Agrax. It might just give it a warmer feel than Ironbreaker + Nuln + highlight.

It depends how you paint your "machinery" metal.

For example, I paint the weapons, backpack nozzles, etc on my Marines by using Army Painter Plate Mail Metal ( a middle metallic colour), then three washes - Nuln Oil, Agrax Earthshade then Nuln Oil again. For the platinum plates on my Company Champion, I simply used a single wash of Nuln Oil, then a thin glaze of Guilliman Blue around the edges.

So, assuming you normally use Leadbelcher - Nuln Oil - Ironbreaker or similar, use Ironbreaker or even Runefang Steel as your base colour. Try using the gloss shade instead of the matt, and a glaze.

Thank you, guys.
I painted it Ashtastic's way, and it ended well.

Glad it worked out for you