Alclad question

I hear ya Tom, I think I will wait a couple of days. I'm sure there is a kit laying around just die-ing to get opened. Atleast that will keep me busy this weekend.

 

Did you get any of this rain this week? we got a little, The lakes here are so low I still cant launch my boat.

 

Thad

Thad - yeah... once you lay down the future you want to make sure it is good and cured so the Alclad doesn't attack it... although on one of mine I waited overnite and it did fine.. I'm just afraid to spray lacquer paint on anything that might melt! 

Hey Tom, I think I will try future. Looks as if you are telling me that once I get the future layed down I wont be doing any a/b untill late Sunday. Now what am I going to do with the rest of the weekend

I remember you had the problem with the Alclad primer, mine did dry after a while and in the end it turned out all right. I just wanted to try something different this time with better results (hopefully)

 

Thad

 

hey!  haven't seen you in awhile... Alclad's site mentions both primer and future as undercoats for their non-shiny metallics.  Here is a copy and paste from their site with directions:

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Apply one of these primers before using Regular ALCLAD:
Tamiya Plastic Primers-white or grey
Auto Primer-white or grey
Future/Klear -floor sealer/polish

Plastic primers and auto primers should be lightly polished with 1000/1200 wet & dry paper to give a less absorbent glossy surface
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I've used Future so far on 3 NMF kits with great results.  The next one I am going to do I will start with a black acrylic undercoat and then future and see if the results are even better.  I thin the future about 3:1 with Tamiya acrylic thinner, spray it on in coats till it is like a mirror and then alclad after curing a few days.  I've had no probs with the Alclad eating through the surface at all.

I did use MM black on a P-47 once and it worked ok.  I tend to like the future better though.  I also tried the Alclad primer and HATED it!  2 months later it was still tacky and left fingerprints if touched!