Good Clear Coat for Molotow Chrome - Found

[Michael jones]

Hi guys,

I thought I would share with you, the E7 paints chrome sealer which I have brush painted over Molotow Chrome. See photos below. If you look closely, you can just faintly see a horizontal line (just above my hand) in the photo. The lower half is clear coated with E7 chrome sealer and the top half is not clear coated. I would say it has retained 90% of the reflection. It actually got clearer as it dried. Started out a little milky. The stuff is relatively cheap to buy on ebay, around $8US for 20ml.

 

Regards

Mike

Edited July 20, 2019 by Michael jones

[GeeBee]

Good to know there's something out there that you can use on Molotow liquid chrome without dulling the finish,thank you for sharing.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Thanks for the tip. Did you find that it helped seal it as well?

 

[Michael jones]

Yep the chrome does not rub off with the sealer laid down :). To be honest it looks much better than in the photo.

[Roncla]

That sounds like just the ticket and with free international shipping it's worth trying out for sure. I've just ordered some.

[porschercr]

Looks good.

Spaz Stix Ultimate Chrome as well as the Clear coat, works well too.

 

Edited July 22, 2019 by porschercr
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[ChrisBcritter]

Sold. Will report back when it gets here next month.

Mike, a few questions:

• How long did it take to dry?
• Did you airbrush the Molotow on the spoon?
• And how long did you let the Molotow cure before you clear-coated it?

Thanks for the tip!

[Michael jones]

Gidday,

 

I left the sealer overnight to dry before I touched it. Yes the spoon was airbrushed, and the spoon had been painted chrome a long time ago so unsure how long you have to wait till sealer application.

 

Mike

[SfanGoch]

On 7/20/2019 at 5:35 PM, Michael jones said:

The stuff is relatively cheap to buy on ebay, around $8US for 20ml.

You can also get it from USA Gundam Store, in Daytona Beach, for $5.49.

Edited July 25, 2019 by SfanGoch

[1930fordpickup]

Thank you

[Ace-Garageguy]

Thanks. Great info. 

[Len Woodruff]

Yes thanks for the info. I tried Spaz-Stick Ultimate Clear over Molotow but it seems to loose 15-20% of the chrome look.

[ChrisBcritter]

I see E7-Color has a paint called "Shine Chrome" - anyone tried that? Is that what the sealer was intended for?

[misterNNL]

Another great tip. Thanks for sharing.

[Michael jones]

2 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

I see E7-Color has a paint called "Shine Chrome" - anyone tried that? Is that what the sealer was intended for?

Yep - see review here:

 

[ChrisBcritter]

Aha! Gotcha, thanks!

[stitchdup]

Thanks for the info

[ChrisBcritter]

The order arrived today. I had a piece of scrap plastic that had some dried Molotow from starting the pen; a few days ago I brushed some SpazStix Aqua Clear over part of it and today brushed the S-02 on the other part. The S-02 does seem to work a bit better.

On 7/24/2019 at 10:44 PM, SfanGoch said:

You can also get it from USA Gundam Store, in Daytona Beach, for $5.49.

The store's site lists it as currently sold out.

[Jellybit]

It's been sold out everywhere, including ebay, for almost a year now. Does anyone know of any good alternatives? I'm sad this disappeared from the face of the earth as soon as it was discovered to work well.

[Chris Smith]

I know this an old thread, I was curious on what air pressure you used and also what you used for cleanup? 
I just got this sealer to try and not very good directions for using and been trying to finish this project. Any help would be greatly appreciated 

Chris

[Michael jones]

I don't have it in front of me right now, but pretty sure its water clean up. Probably a good idea to run some isopropyl alcohol through after. Usually I have just painted it on with a brush but I think I may have sprayed it once or twice. Pretty sure its sprays fine around 10-15psi. Let us know what works for you.

[Tommy124]

Sounds great, but it doesn't seem to be available for purchase anywhere, so...

I am using some stuff called "Intermediate Gauzy Agent" by AK Interactive over Molotow. It's supposed to be a "shine enhancer" over metallics, but let's face it, nothing additional will ever enhance the shine of a good chrome effect paint. But I am looking at it as a good compromise. It takes maybe 10% of the shine away but it seals the chromed parts in such a way so they can be handled properly. And it still looks good IMHO. I used it over the Molotow on ALL the chrome parts on my '62 Corvette.

 

 

[SfanGoch]

Yeah, well....nothing will be found if only a superficial internet search is conducted. Here's plenty of Gaia S-02 Chrome Sealer available on ebay:

e7 s-02 chrome sealer

[Michael jones]

Id say Intermediate Gauzy Agent" by AK Interactive is very similar at a guess to E7 paints chrome sealer. You can contact E7 paints direct if required.

[Chris Smith]

I sprayed the wings on a Tamiya 312T in Molotow. I really like the finish just would like a sealer that will allow me to handle the parts without ruining the finish.

 I saw this thread during a search. I ordered it off of eBay. 
e7 website is as vague as the directions for use. I am sure the paint line works great. But I assumed the sealer was not water based. Just trying to safe and not ruin #1 the parts and #2 my airbrush.

thank you all for the feedback 

Chris