Super shiny, brilliant stuff. I normally get to the shiny black bit and thing, 'how nice it looking now' might just stop here.
Alclad is ready to spray and is as thin as it can be. The primers are a bit thicker but can be sprayed direct, it can be thinned for very fine airbrushes.Not having worked with Alclad before......does it require thinning before spraying for base or top coat? Your finish looks dazzling....I would love to see a shot of it outdoors on a sunny day.
The gloss black base don't need thinning just the primer maybe a bit heavy for fines nozzles. Can be thinned with cellulose thinners.Dammmn Ian.....that was so shiny I just thought it was in a bit of a shadow or the coverage was a little thin. So if you were to thin the Black Base, what thinner would you use? Oh, you might want to wait a bit before venturing out doors
The heart of a good gloss on anything is a smooth base. With Alclad it is VERY important. The slightest mark will show through. A scratch in the plastic, heck even a finger print on the dry base coat will show on the Alclad finish.Hi Ian, is the sanding a required step in the Alclad process or something extra you do to get a smoother finish? Looks good so far.
Sorry Karl. I was sure I had posted a reply to this!You're flying along with this, I'm breaking out the alclad for the 1st time on mine so it's nice to see them used again.
Just one question, the antiglare panels, can they be painted over the alclad easily enough? IE do they take other paints well.
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