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- From: N.E. Ohio
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Posted by dragonfly
on Friday, February 10, 2006 12:58 PM
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Those are some nice looking builds there Jerry. In fact, everyone's builds look really good, from what I've seen. I'm glad to see such progress in this GB.
Question: What's the order for Lacquers, Acrylics, and Enamels? I know you're supposed to paint them in a certian order, but I can't find anywhere what that order is. Anyone know?
I think I'm finished with the red trim on the OD Tbolt, and I don't know if I like it or not. For starters, I should have airbrushed it and not hand painted it. Also, it still dosn't look like the correct red color. It just seems a little off. I've been to both LHSs looking for other shades of red with no luck. If I decide I like it I'll Future it tomorrow, since I'm skipping class anyway :-D
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Jabbe, your question is a little complex. There really isn't any order of useage. To be on the safe side, the rule of thumb is, once you start with a particular paint, you should try to stay with that paint. Enamels over enamels, acrylics over acrylics etc. you'll never have problems painting that way. However, there are many exceptions. Alclad laquer for instance, must, and I mean must have an undercoat. The solvent in Alclad is very aggressive, and will craze bare plastic. Both MM enamels and Future, which is acrylic, are excellent undercoats for Alclad as long as they are fully cured. Also, generally speaking, I've used just about any combination of paint types over one another with no ill effects as long as the previous coating is dry and cured. All types of paint have advantages and dissadvantages. If I wanted a high gloss finish, I would choose an oil based enamel over acrylics because of it's superior bonding abbilities and it flows and levels better than acrylics for a gloss finish. The downside is, it takes longer to dry, and you run the risk of picking up dust, and you can't handle the model for at least 24 hrs. If I wanted to do a multiple camo finish in one day, and was not concerned with sheen, I would choose acrylics. Acrylics will bond well as long as the surface is clean, dull, and dry. They are also safer to use, and dry very quickly. As for a natural metal finish, Alclad is hard to beat, but it's toxic to breath, and must have an undercoat as mentioned above. I've seen some beautifull realistic NMF's using other products as well. SNJ and Floquil old silver for instance. Either one of these products you can apply right on the bare plastic safely.
So you see, there really isn't any set order for painting. It all boils down to what you're trying to achieve. I hope this rambling has answered at least part of your question.
Jerry
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