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The two biggest factors for Alclad: 1. Spray at a 45 degree angle across the surface. 2. When it's dry/cured, LIGHTLY buff it with a Kleenex. There is a dry dust that settles when you spray it just right, like minute particle of paint that dries as it hits the surface. Buff this off with a tissue and it will pop a bit more without hurting the finish. But as Paul said, the base is critical. It doesn't have to be black, but it has to be smooth and glossy. PSI is relative, I've sprayed at 10 PSI and 25 PSI and had very similar results. This is Alclad Black Base over Tamiya gray primer. This is Alclad Chrome over the black base.

Wow. I don't usually care for silver but it shows off the lines very well. This looks awesome

Was that worth it? Being a jerk to a new guy on the forum? He could have ended being a contributing member, but I doubt he'll be back. How are you pointing out his grammatical error when you used two unnecessary semi-colons in your sentence? Are you freaking kidding? I just got a brain tumor from reading that.

This is awesome.

My view changes on a daily bases, but here are some shots of our shop, and a recently completed job. Engineered stone shower with custom shampoo box, and kitchen sink made by hand from engineered stone. It's like manufacture granite, but it's made with crushed quartz aggregate and epoxy and formed into a slab. 3/4" thick

Tamiya has done a bunch on clear. The CLK GTR, Toyota GTONE, etc

Looks good to me. I think I will get one of these to use as practice for painting.

this is what ended up happening. They just opened the road today, but there is still a month's worth of cleanup. The mud was up to 8 feet in some areas around my shop DAY 1 DAY 1 9 HOURS AFTER IT STOPPED RAINING. The 4x4 was trying to help the Mini Cooper (who is an idiot), he broke a yoke and ended up with only FWD. The truck in the back was towing an equipment trailer and for whatever reason tried to cross. Stupid people everywhere. So the next day, in the same spot, this guy drives in NOW HERE COMES THE BEST PART. WHILE THE BLACK SUV IS STILL IN THERE, THESE FREAKING GENIUSES DECIDE TO DRIVE IN. THE BLACK SUV IS RIGHT BEHIND THEM there used to be a road there somewhere

This is kind of what I will be going with when I build my cobra

I always used Faskolor on my bodies. It's acrylic for lexan, for an airbrush. Seal it afterwards and it holds up great.

Never bought from them directly but have some of their products. Very nice quality

For your enjoyment. You're welcome http://i.imgur.com/rjTdjof.gif It doesn't seem to be working. The link is good, but the site won't let it take you there. Copy and paste, it's worth it.

I might try that. I have some thin paper I can use to block the tamiya tape from sticking to the decals. Thanks.

I have done this before. i have a bad habit of overspraying when I mean to just do light coats. I ruined a 360 body this way. I put the primer on too thick and it didn't cure enough, then I went over it with lacquer. It went through a crazed the plastic as well as the paint.

My biggest hurdle that I now realize, is painting the black trim around the windows and the side, now that I have decaled the car. I'm an idiot. Yours turned out nice. I think if I did this car again, I would paint the red instead of using the decals. I am not going to clear over the decals. I have had so much trouble painting in the past, and with this one being so close to done, i don't want to risk it.

I'm really digging the idea of a drone delivered sandwich right now. I'm starving and we don't have any food

Magnum PI in the background while building an 80's mustang. Perfect. I have experienced crazing when I pain over the primer too soon, and too heavy on the first coat. Like the paint goes through the primer or something.

Some progress on this finally. I have moved my bench and rearranged my room two times since I last worked on this. I started the decals. I would say about 3/4 of the way done with those. I have an 8 month old, so it is hard to find time for building anything recently. I did get the rear hatch to fit pretty well, but in the sanding and polishing stage, I broke the A Pillars. I still have to finish the decals, assemble the glass and attach all the remaining PE pieces.

We get less than an inch of rainfall a year, on average. Today is the second torrential downpour we've had in a month. I am stuck at work, literally. I doubt I'll be able to go home tonight, unless I walk through this and get picked up on the other side of the desert. This is the only road in and out of my work neighborhood. This isn't just water, it's mud, from top to bottom.

Here are the pics I have right now. I haven't done anything with them yet. They look a little rough in the pictures, but they should clean up nicely, just as good or better than a resin casting. The texture is perfect for the casted finish.

Is the A Pillar broken on the driver's side? It's a very nice build. I am finishing up a Ferrari F40 and I broke both A Pillars while polishing. They're so easy to damage.

Thanks. I have a WIP going but haven't touched it in a year. I'll update it soon

Yes that's the pre filter.

Yes. I'm just waiting for them to be delivered It's the Artograph 1530 spray booth that I modified

It's not that, it's the fact that you made two very ignorant comments in attempt to make fun of something. After those were pointed out, you are now redirecting claiming people are being sensitive. It's just that you should understand the thing you are trying to belittle.