Alclad paint primer???

Thanks.....Looks real good! Since I already painted some of the parts with Krylon Fusion I'll see how it comes out. I will post pictures soon. Thanks Again

leardoc

Thanks Fy-n-Hi    I've heard a lot of horror stories about it not drying for days, obviously you haven't had this issue?

About 2 or 3 years ago Alclad II had some quality control issue with the Gloss Black Base.  There were a few batches that went out.  These bad batches never really cured and remained tacky indefinitely.  This is why you hear all the horror stories.

This QC issue was only for a little while and they have fixed the issues.  Now, the Gloss Black Base works as advertised.

I had unknowingly purchased one of the bad bottles of the GBB and I wrote to Alclad II asking them if I was using it incorrectly.  The head guy (I don't remember his name) wrote me back explaining the quality control issue and sent me a new bottle at no charge.  It made a really good impression on me.

Here it is in action on an F-16 exhaust nozzle.  You can be the judge of whether or not you think it looks good:

Just the Gloss Black Base:

Alclad II Stainless Steel over the GBB:

Have not used    Krylon black. I should- I use a lot of Krylon stuff.  Only concern is thickness of coat.

I have used auto body acrylic lacquer blacks of a couple of brands.  They work well- the Alclad does not seem to affect them.

I was not impressed with the Aclad black primer.  Still have most of the bottle.  Not as shiny as the other gloss blacks I use, including Testors gloss black. The Testors gloss black is the usual base I use for Alclad if I use my airbrush.  But the spray can acrylics are good for a quick undercoat on a small part.

I've used a couple of the Alclad primers now. They dry pretty quick but I do let them have a day to cure. Clean your airbrush right away as I've found its a nightmare to get out even after as little as a couple of hours, and don't do it in the sink like I did once, took me an hour to clean the sink after

Phil

Thanks Fy-n-Hi    I've heard a lot of horror stories about it not drying for days, obviously you haven't had this issue?

Why not use the Gloss Black base from Alclad?  I use it all the time and it works great.  Its very glossy and dries in minutes.