Alclad sealer??

Ok, I'll come clean now, I didn't use the primer on my first test.

I used Krylon gloss black this time and it seems fine. Didn't rub off.

thanks guys...

matt

Alclad2 Chrome, Stainless and Polished Aluminum require a base coat of glossy black of some sort.  This link should help: http://www.alclad2.com/alclad-home.html

Matt, what did yiu use as an undercoat?  If you are using the Alclad gloss black, i have heard striores of it taking weeks to dry.  Maybe that had not cured completely. The grear thing about Alclad is how fast it dries.  I mask it after 15 minutes of putting it down.

It didn't peel off, just rubbs off a bit on my finger.

thanks, I'll try it again.

matt

The only reason to seal is if you are going to do some weathering, say try to darken some panel lines.  In that case you can use future, but you apply decals directly over it.   I just did my first plane with it last week, I did'nt have an problems with it rubbing off.  So I would got back to what primer you used.

Interesting, I've never had an issue with it coming off.  Did you use a lacquer primer and give the alclad 48 hours to fully cure?

Most top coats will cause the alclad to lose some of it's luster, just as a heads up.

-Fred