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       By: uzi Date: January 20, 2018, 6:31 pm
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       1. Airbrush only, preferably suction feed cup (as the metal
       flakes sink to the bottom of the paint cup and then clog the
       brush). I use the side cup attachment on my H&S Evolution.
       2. Good plastic preparation. Remove all scratches, digs, dents
       etc. from puttyed areas to a fine grit.
       3. Priming highly recommended. For non-high shine finishes, a
       grey or white primer like Mr Surfacer or Tamiya Surface Primer
       works very well. Rub the primer down (Micro Mesh cloths or pads
       work very well) to get rid of ANY roughness or orange peel (e.g.
       wing root areas etc.) You can polish the primer up to a high
       shine, but it's not really necessary for the normal finishes.
       Just get it smooth.
       4. For high polished finishes (using Alclad "Polished Aluminum",
       "Airframe Aluminum", "Stainless Steel" or "Chrome") a glass-like
       undercoat is recommended for the best finish. The darker the
       undercoat, the more dramatic the finish. Gloss black works best
       (especially for Chrome and Polished Aluminum), but you can also
       experiment with grey or even white for different shades. Always
       use a laquer or enamel based paint. Tamiya gloss spray laquer
       (in the rattlecan), Alclad's own black, white or honey primers
       or polished Mr Surfacer are recommended.
       5. For the best natural metal finish, don't cover it with any
       clear top coat. Yes, it's safer with, but makes the finish look
       a bit more like aluminum paint rather than natural metal. Of
       course, if you want to make a very weathered and worn plane, a
       flat coat works well after you applied your weathering.
       6. Decals can go straight on the Alclad, no need for a clear
       coat here either. Again, it depends on your finish. A polished
       finish would suffer with a clear coat. Some people spray a satin
       clear just over the decal areas. or, again, apply a flat coat
       for a worn finish.
       7. Most of the Alclad paints are very tough and can be handled
       and masked a lot better than other NMFs. The exception are the
       high polished types I mentioned earlier, but I have masked over
       them with no issue either.
       Use Cellulose to Cleanup Although i have used White Spirits to
       clean my brushes
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