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  • From: Western North Carolina
Alclad Flat Clear
Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, August 3, 2015 1:44 PM

I have heard good things about it.does it stand up to enamel and oil washes ? And if so,how long to cure before washing or filtering ?

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 3:49 PM

Anybody got any info on this ???

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    November 2004
  • From: Cat Central, NC
Posted by Bronto on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 4:03 PM

I have been using the Alclad clears for over a year now.  They are lacquer based so enamels or oil washes won't affect them.  Same as any other paint,  I usually let it dry overnight before I do anything over it.

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    January 2014
  • From: Nampa, Idaho
Posted by jelliott523 on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 4:16 PM

I have been using the Alclad Klear Gloss, which is an acrylic clear.  It works great for coating things before using oil washes.  I used it to coat the cockpit of a 1/32 Bf-109G-6 and will be using it as a sealer on the exterior before weathering.

***Update*** After some thinking that I referenced the wrong Alclad product, I went home last night and checked the bottle to make sure I was talking about the right product.  I was mistaken, the product I was referring to is the Alclad Aqua Gloss, this is the acrylic clear that I use before weathering.  Sorry for any confusion. Huh?

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 4:23 PM

Thank you sounds good,some have said it is very dead flat finish.

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 4:50 PM

I have been using Alclad Klears for a few months now. I have not done any washes on them, but I have been really pleased with the finish. they do both a Matt and a Flat, depending on how flat you want it.

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    July 2015
Posted by CheesyMeatBurrito on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 5:04 PM

Not used the flat. The gloss lacquer and the extra sheen lacquer take forever to cure. You can tell they aren't because they are still sticky to the touch. The Aqua gloss is amazing.

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    November 2008
  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 6:29 PM

If you read the label of Alclad  Klear Kote Flat ALC 314 it states "Contains Mineral Spirits". This puzzled me cause I thought it was a lacquer product, so I shot an email to Alclad asking if I can use lacquer thinner to thin it. Their answer was not to use anything harsh like lacquer thinner but plain mineral spirits.

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