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  • Member since
    October 2008
  • From: Cologne, Germany
Posted by Wolfgang Henrich on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 6:54 AM

What kind of Tamiya clear cote did you use? Did it have a "TS" in its name?

The Tamiya TS sprays a known to be very aggressive. They somtimes even melt decals.

 

  • Member since
    July 2008
  • From: Summerville, SC
Posted by jeffpez on Monday, October 17, 2016 11:47 AM

Alclad has a shinny silver lacquer undercoat that's used under the candy colors and it works great. My problem was I assumed the candy was also lacquer but it's actually enamel and melted when I clear coated with Tamiya spray can gloss clear. Oven cleaner removed the clear and alcohol got rid of the candy although it took a total of 3 days and some additional sanding. I difficult lesson learned but no lasting damage.

  • Member since
    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Monday, October 17, 2016 8:15 AM

Alclad sticks best over a gloss coat enamel - not flat like most primers are. I would have used gloss white as a base primer instead.

  • Member since
    July 2008
  • From: Summerville, SC
paint compatability
Posted by jeffpez on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 5:14 PM

I've been doing this long enough to know better about mixing different types of paint so when it came to painting Tamiya's new NSX I went with lacquers only. For the body color I tried using Alclad II candy ruby red. I sprayed it over a coupe of coats of Tamiya spray can primer and Alclad's silver candy base. Finally I finished it with Tamiya rattle can gloss clear and the beautiful candy red disintigrated into a mess. Everything is shown as lacquer and even the name on the bottle is Alclad II lacquer. But only now do I see that despite the label calling it lacquer it also says enamel under the color name much lower on the bottle. Bottom line? Read everything and assume nothing. This was my fault and I accept it but Alclad could have done a better job also.

I'm soaking the body in Easy Off oven cleaner hoping it will disolve the paint but not the plastic.

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