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                        Do I need to prime

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 10:00 AM
                        Yes it's enamel Simon.

                        Cheers Sushi
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 3:57 AM
                        The model master aluminium (enamel?) goes on nicely but isn't very durable in my experience (limited). If you need to do any masking over the aluminium I would recommend you seal the finish under a coat of Future before masking. I have primed the surface each and every time I have sprayed any of MM metallic enamel paints.
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                        qmiester
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                          May 2003
                        • From: Central USA
                        Posted by qmiester on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:28 PM
                        The main reason that a polished surface is recommended for a silver metalic finish is that the silver will show every fault that you have left on the surface, even the rough surface of a primer coat. The few times I've done a NMF finish, the polished surface always looked the best.
                        Quincy
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                        Anonymous
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                        Do I need to prime
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:20 PM
                        Hi all
                        I,m jumping in the deep end with my latest build and am painting a metal finish Oscar. I have never used Model Master's aluminium paint before and according to FSM How to use an Airbrush to get a realastic finish you first need to paint over a glossy surface . Do's this mean that you paint on bare palastic,no primer first.New to airbrushing as well .
                        Any guidance would be appreciated , thanks SushiBig Smile [:D]
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