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Re: Black Base Coat Under Aluminum - Why? Base Coats in General Too

by Serge D. Grun <sdg@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jul 30, 2008 at 09:00 AM

In article <6f7e833e-e99e-40b0-8ac4-5669cda109e6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, crw59@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> read a kit build on the Monogram 1/48 B-29.  Plane was given several
> coats of black and then the aluminum.  What does it do to the aluminum
> finish?

Makes it look like metal, rather than paint...

> can anyone offer a list of base coats that make the final finish look
> better?

any black gloss or flat, depending on the finish you want.

Actually, you can get quite interesting results by using other colours, 
like deep blue, dark red, dark green or shades of gray.

-- 
 -sdg

"Un gromono, mon royaume pour un gromono!"
                         Shakespeare - Richard III
 




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Black Base Coat Under Aluminum - Why? Base Coats in General Too
"crw59@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-07-29 19:21:16 
Re: Black Base Coat Under Aluminum - Why? Base Coats in General
Rufus <not@[EMAIL PROT  2008-07-30 03:12:53 
Re: Black Base Coat Under Aluminum - Why? Base Coats in General
Serge D. Grun <sdg@[EM  2008-07-30 09:00:31 
Re: Black Base Coat Under Aluminum - Why? Base Coats in General
Don Stauffer in Minnesota  2008-07-30 06:19:16 
Re: Black Base Coat Under Aluminum - Why? Base Coats in General
Rufus <not@[EMAIL PROT  2008-07-31 00:08:05 
Re: Black Base Coat Under Aluminum - Why? Base Coats in General
bluumule <gvoigt@[EMAI  2008-07-30 06:22:38 

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