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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2014 20:33:12 GMT -7
I haven't used the aluminum to be honest. One thing about all Alcladd paints is that your parts need to be super clean. Free of dust and once you wash them and they dry, don't touch them anymore. The slightest hint of oil from your skin will cause it to react. Make sure it's smooth before you start spraying all coats. Those look good though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2014 15:45:52 GMT -7
Ice is right. The parts HAVE TO BE "clean" in every way, it seems to me that the Alclad paints have an Alcohol base or something to them, which is why the surface has to be clean as the alcohol reacts much differently to the oils from your fingers....Much differently then say Lacquer does.....AND is much thinner of consistency too! I took an chromed a whole engine with the Alclad stuff, looks pretty good I have to say.... I took and brushed on Testors enamel "Gloss Black" as the instructions for the Alclad Chrome says to use a gloss black base/primer, Which all I had was the Testors stuff...  Then allow it to dry/cure, and with that, It says to spray the Alclad Chrome, BUT I wanted to see if anything would change is brushed on, and really, no! I brushed it with a "feathering" brush gives the smoothest finish for a brush, and if it didn't work, THEN I'd remove ALL the paint and start over, by spraying the gloss black and then after it dried the Alclad chrome....To me, it turned out well!  Heres the same engine AFTER I brushed on the Alclad Chrome over the Testors Gloss Black..... Then to finish it, the whole engine...   This last pic, the ONLY part I chromed was the block, everything else is done factory....I think the whole chrome job being done as I did it, matches the model factory chrome so..... |
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