On Jul 29, 10:12=A0pm, Rufus <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> cr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > read a kit build on the Monogram 1/48 B-29. =A0Plane was given several
> > coats of black and then the aluminum. =A0What does it do to the
aluminu=
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> > finish?
>
> > can anyone offer a list of base coats that make the final finish look
> > better?
>
> > thx =A0- Craig
>
> I think Alclad also recommends a base coat of gloss or flat black,
> depending on the surface finish you are after - yes, a black finish
> under an aluminum top coat will add depth to it. =A0I used to use flat
> black under Metalizer myself, until I discovered a better way of buffing
> it out as applied to bare plastic.
>
> Depending on the shade of metallic you are using, black, white, or grey
> make good undercoats. =A0If you are looking for a ****ny surface, use a
> gloss undercoat - Alclad specifically asks for an acrylic gloss
> undercoat, I recall - for a "mirror finish". =A0If you'd like the
surface
> to be dull, semi-dull, or less "mirror like", use a flat or semi-gloss
> undercoat stepping up from black to grey to white.
>
> I also went though a phase of undercoating/priming all of my model
> aircraft with rattle-can silver before applying a final color coat from
> an airbrush. =A0I found that this not only showed up sanding flaws REAL
> well, but added some depth under a light color (like ghost greys) and
> also provided a nice way to produce chipping in the final
> finish...silver is also a pretty nice base coat under white (did that on
> my 1/72 XB-70). =A0I could use less color paint this way, too.
>
> But I don't use any sort of primer coat these days; I get Metalizer to
> work best on bare plastic, and I've gone back to doing the same with the
> rest of my color enamels as well.
>
> --
> =A0 =A0 =A0 - Rufus
No, you want a GLOSS black, as glossy as possible. I have applied
chrome and aluminum alclads over other colors, but the gloss black
indeed does make for the ****niest resulting aluminum finish. If you
want a shaded metal finish you can put down several colors and states
of gloss before the Alclad. Sure don't know WHY the black works so
well, but it does. The fact that a glossy finish creates the ****niest
results is not surprising, just the color.
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