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                        Alclad Metal paints

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                        lowfly
                        • Member since
                          February 2016
                        Alclad Metal paints
                        Posted by lowfly on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:24 AM

                        Hello folks,

                         

                        Had a question about the alclad brand of metal paints.  Are the acrylic? Enamel? Lacquer? What to use to thin them for airbrushing?  I want to try them  but i have not had good luck with Lacquers. 

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                        mrmike
                        • Member since
                          November 2008
                        • From: Far Northern CA
                        Posted by mrmike on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:16 PM

                        Alclad metallics are lacquer based, and spray right from the bottle, no thinning required. My experience with them has been very good ; Paasche Talon airbrush at 12-15 psi. They go down thin allowing you to build the color density as desired and they stand up to handling fairly well, although I'm careful to keep from handling any painted surface without gloves or tissue.

                        Their website is a good source of product info: www.alclad2.com 

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                        GMorrison
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                          September 2012
                        Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:21 PM

                        I like them a lot. I painted up my motorcycle engine with several different colors and I'm very happy with the results.

                        I don't like their black primer at all. I have success using Testor's gloss black enamel as an undercoat.

                        Using Alclad requires really good surface prep. While I'm not a fan of hiding things with any paint, Alclad shows the worst work on a model in splendid detail.

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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