Alclad over Tamiya acrilic?

Alclad over Tamiya acrilic? Will it work?

#1 Budman

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 08:41 PM

Has anyone tried Alclad on top of Tamiya acrilic? Will it work?

Thanks,
Bud

#2 utley

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 05:22 PM

Directly applied to - no. You can, but you wont like the results because the tamiya paints are coarse and seem to me as very porous. The lacquer will stick, but it will peel off the acrylics. With a coat of Future, maybe....

#3 Moggy

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 05:51 PM

Budman, on 03 May 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

Has anyone tried Alclad on top of Tamiya acrilic? Will it work?

Thanks,
Bud

Hi!

I had the same question when deciding what to use on a B-29 build.

So I did a test!

As part of an Airfix Group Build on Hyperscale.com ( http://www.network54...age/1337702073/ )
I repanelled an Airfix B-29 (to become a KB-29M of Korean ops)... Since the finish was bare metal (NOT painted silver!) there were only two realistic choices: S'n'J or Alclad I did the cowlings in S'n'J (polishable to a fantastic degree - looks like real aluminium!); however it is no longer possible to buy S'n'J in Europe... och USPS will not carry them (suppossedly for "security" reasons

). So I used Tamiya acrylic colour (yes, the water/ethanol based in the glass jars) XF55 Deck Tan - a nice neutral colour

. Three thin layers plus a bit of polishing with wet 'n dry 1500/2000... next day it was time to test the Alclad!

Voila!

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Since then the finish has endured perfectly well - no cracks, no crazing/"spiderwebbing" and any amount of handling during the latast five weeks...

Oh! I almost forgot: I tested masking w/o problems - so the KB-29M is qoing to be painted in various shades of Alclad.

CONCLUSION: it works perfectly well!

This post has been edited by Moggy: 17 August 2012 - 05:55 PM

#4 ChippyWho

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 06:18 PM

Indeed it works very well; had no probs at all.

#5 utley

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Posted 21 August 2012 - 07:41 PM

ChippyWho, on 17 August 2012 - 06:18 PM, said:

Indeed it works very well; had no probs at all.

Then what am I doing wrong? Every time Ive tried to do this, the paint just rubs right off while I try to polish the alclad...

#6 The Madhatter

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Posted 07 September 2012 - 12:30 PM

don't polish the Alclad - it's not like the buffing Metalizers from MM.
I found out the hard way the other night that Alclad gloss black base does NOT like Tamiya or Gunze acrylics beneath it - talk about a mess. Out came the Easy Lift Off....