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Alclad Lacquer Over Acrylics

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  • Member since
    December 2010
  • From: Raliegh, NC
Alclad Lacquer Over Acrylics
Posted by DWood538 on Thursday, June 12, 2014 9:43 PM

So I have just used Alclad Aqua Gloss and I must say that it is some of the best paint I have ever used. During the whole session it sprayed perfectly, and at the end my parts were a near perfect gloss (flaws were because of dust nubs from previous paint layers). I read on the bottle that the Aqua Gloss can be used as a base for their lacquer metallizers, but I have heard many times that lacquers should not be used over acrylics. So my question is would it be possible to use a lacquer over an acrylic effectively? Would it be strong enough to use an enamel wash or tape over it? I really like Alclad products, so I would like to use their lacquer flat topcoat as a final layer to seal in the acrylics and knock down the paint to a flat sheen, but as I have mentioned, I do not know if it would be strong enough for handling.

-Derek

  • Member since
    December 2006
  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Thursday, June 12, 2014 10:32 PM

I've used Alclad II over acrylics several times with no issues.

  • Member since
    August 2007
  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Friday, June 13, 2014 8:57 AM

just make sure the Acrylics are really dry (24hrs-ish) 

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, June 13, 2014 9:25 AM

Although I don't usually use acrylics, I have found a rattle can black that is gloss acrylic that puts down a nice shiny black. I have put alclad over it a number of times with no problem.  Alclad lacquer is funny.  Lacquer over enamel is often though of as a no-no, but I regularly put it over Testors gloss black enamel with no problem.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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