Metal Melter (weapon | 金属榨汁机) landed with The Armory on 2024-10-02, tucked into the 2024 Overpass Collection. Finish type is spray-paint, rarity Rare. One line of lore says it all: this is art—no explanation needed. What you’re really buying is a flat black base with metallic paint-pen lines that catch cold highlights on a dark field. From distance it reads like a few casual strokes; up close the black-and-white contrast is sharp, and it’s one of the easier Overpass drops to recognize in a loadout.

Where it drops

• 2024 Overpass Collection — steady path if you’re building the set over time.
• 2025 Budapest Major Overpass Souvenir Package — same visual family, plus Major souvenir bragging rights.

Pick one lane by budget, or run both if you care about completion and tournament mementos.

Wear and what to look for in inspect

Float runs 0.00–0.60 (Factory New through Field-Tested territory and a bit beyond). On C5GAME and the Steam Market, listings span from crisp pen edges to samples where wear eats into the base and softens those metallic hits.

Spray-paint on black reacts hard to lighting: the same float can look sharper or mushier depending on angle. Always spin it in-game—watch how strokes wrap the receiver, where the artist left negative space, and where highlights stack. Thumbnails lie; a full rotation beats one screenshot when you’re choosing between “clean graffiti” and “lived-in street.”

Pattern / template notes

Coverage isn’t identical gun to gun—corners and edges can differ. If you’re picky about how much black shows versus how busy the scribble feels, compare a few inspects before you commit.

Shop verdict

Worth a look if you want a low-key street Galil that doesn’t scream neon, and you like inspect-driven skins. The 0.6 cap keeps the mid–low wear pool wide, so you’re not forced into ultra-high float unless you like the faded look.

Maybe skip if you need loud color or full-body coverage—this is mostly black + metallic line work.

For price tiers by wear, search Metal Melter / 金属榨汁机 on C5GAME, then cross-check Steam if you’re hunting a specific float band.

Editor’s aside

I treat this one like a small poster on a rifle: the fun is in the pen texture and how wear dims or preserves those highlights. Don’t chase “perfect art” from a still image—find the float and template that match your taste, then buy once.