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                        FUTURE on top of metalizer/Alclad ???

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        FUTURE on top of metalizer/Alclad ???
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 7:42 PM
                        I wanna try to put a good coat of FUTURE on top of some "bare metal" finishes. I have used modelmaster spray aluminum, polished Metallizer (buffing) and thinking of trying new Alclad Chrome or polished aluminum. Anybodt have any experience? Am I looking at a possible gloppy silver mess?

                        Thanks,

                        Mark C
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                        naplak
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by naplak on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 8:20 PM
                        I have not actually tried it, but Alclad is a Lacqure, and Future is an acrylic... and I have painted acrylics over Alcad with great success... so it should work.
                        www.naplak.com/modeling ... a free site for modelers www.scalehobby.com/forum/index.php ... a nice Modeling Forum
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                        eagle334
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                          March 2003
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                        Posted by eagle334 on Thursday, April 3, 2003 9:39 AM
                        Future itself won't hurt the metalizer but it does hurt the apperance of it. It ends up looking like a silver painted aircraft, not natural metal. The best reference I can give of this is restored warbirds painted silver that should be natural metal. Alclad is very tough, not like the model master metalizer. I have used it on a couple of kits and it holds up well to handelling and masking. Hope this helps.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 3, 2003 7:42 PM
                        I agree with eagle334. Alclad II is very tough and will easily take the Future over it, but it will probably "disrupt" the natural metal appearance, especially with the polished aluminum. I would leave well enough alone. Good luck!
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                        BlackWolf3945
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, April 3, 2003 8:54 PM
                        General Lee,

                        Just curious, are you the same Jamie from Canada that built a 48th Hasegagme Nate in green (I think) and brown camo?

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 4, 2003 7:27 PM
                        Hey Blackwolf, nope can't say that was me. What website did you see the Nate on?
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                        BlackWolf3945
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, April 4, 2003 8:47 PM
                        Dang, didn't see it on a site, saw it at a show. I had my Nate there, and he his, so we naturally compared notes. I meant to ask the fella a few more questions than I did. Oh well, I'm sure I'll bump into him again!

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