Alclad 2 'grit' / 'dust'

Hi, to me it sounds like overspray. this is due to your spraying position of your airbrush and pressure. if you are spraying up the wing towards the fuselage the unused paint is being blown ahead of your airbrush and settling against the model. You made need to adjust the way in which your approach the spraying side when using alclad. Also the metaling appearence may be too much paint and the particles are settling out of the paint solution before properly drying, again this can be attributted to technic as alclad is a great product but can be tricky if you try and put to much on in one go.

I don't know how much experience you have with the product or airbrushing so don't take this the wrong way as I am only trying to guide you not belittle you. Cheers Jim

No offense taken at all Jim--thanks very much for the helpful advice.  I'm not entirely new to airbrushing but recently got my first good quality Iwata setup and am still getting used to it.  I found that lowering the air pressure helped a lot with Alclad, which I've used on several projects before, albiet never on an entire airframe. 

Cheers,

Snowbird

 

I have to agree with the above post. I've had the same problem with spraying primer and the result, while kinda neat is not what one generally needs at the time. I've never had the problem with Alclad though. I typically spray it around 12 psi.

I've encountered the same issue with Alclad.  I know for a fact it wasn't an issue with the primer coat.

I just ordered some polishing pads from micromark.  The kit has pads that are 2400, 3200, 6000, 8000 and 12000 grit.  I'm hoping I can buff out the problem areas.

-Fred

 

The regular Alclads seem to take buffing with a fine grit pad pretty well.  I recently used a 3200 Micro-Mesh pad on it and you could not tell where it was "sanded".  After the area is smooth you can hit it the area again with the AB and it should blend in and disappear.