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  • Member since
    January 2016
  • From: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Posted by iSteve on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:39 AM

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One thing I have noticed with this product is that Solvaset stains the surrounding decal area leaving a dull finish. It's no big issue after some clear flat is sprayed to even out things.This does not happen with Future. I let both products stand after application to cure for 3-4 days minimum.

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    November 2008
  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 7:32 AM

One thing I have noticed with this product is that Solvaset stains the surrounding decal area leaving a dull finish. It's no big issue after some clear flat is sprayed to even out things.This does not happen with Future. I let both products stand after application to cure for 3-4 days minimum.

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  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Saturday, September 10, 2016 2:58 PM

ardvark002

question,  can i overcoat testors rattle can gloss lacquer with al clad aqua clear acrylic lacquer ?  thx

 

 

Alclad Aqua Gloss is an acrylic like Future, not a lacquer. Alclad Klear Kote is solvent based.

And as to your question, yes you can and visa versa. You can spray Aqua Gloss over Lacquer and  clear lacquer flat over Aqua Gloss acrylic. Just make sure to let a day or 2 go by and spray light coats that will dry on contact and will not attack the acrylic. I do this all the time with Aqua Gloss and Future.

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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Saturday, September 10, 2016 9:40 AM

From Alclad's site:

ALC 600 Aqua Gloss Clear 4oz/120ml this is a water based clear which was developed to seal Alclad Chrome and other Hi-Shine finishes-it is airbrush ready and dries in 15 minutes. Aqua Gloss Clear can also be used as a gloss coat over matte paints before decaling,canopies and clear plastic parts can be dipped in it to improve clarity Aqua Gloss Clear may be used on clean grease free plastic as a base coat for ALL Alclad metal finishes. Read Ed Kinney of IPMS/USA review here

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And I think Alclad's naming of their clear lacquer and water-based products is unnecessarily confusing. I've been using the both for years now and I still need to open the bottle and smell it to confirm which is which.

And I agree, it should be fine.

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  • From: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Posted by iSteve on Saturday, September 10, 2016 2:29 AM

Cadet Chuck

Hold on there!  I don't think Alclad is an acrylic, rather it is a synthetic lacquer.

Test on a scrap piece first-

Alclad Aqua Clear is acrylic. All other Alclad clears are lacquer.

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, September 10, 2016 12:06 AM

Alclad Aqua is not a lacquer, its an acrylic. It is designed to be used over their own lacquers, so yes it will be fine.

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    April 2009
  • From: Longmont, Colorado
Posted by Cadet Chuck on Friday, September 9, 2016 11:25 PM

Hold on there!  I don't think Alclad is an acrylic, rather it is a synthetic lacquer.

Test on a scrap piece first-

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  • Member since
    January 2016
  • From: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Posted by iSteve on Friday, September 9, 2016 8:06 PM

Acrylic over lacquer should be fine.

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    March 2016
aqua clear
Posted by ardvark002 on Friday, September 9, 2016 7:33 PM

question,  can i overcoat testors rattle can gloss lacquer with al clad aqua clear acrylic lacquer ?  thx

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