Alclad chrome

[imatt88]

Hey all,

I stripped the chrome from my Monogram Duesy Phaeton and Town Car, Horrible shape.

I plan on repainting with Alclad chrome.

I usually use Tamiya gloss Black to undercoat my parts, HOWEVER, and this is my question...

the parts are already molded in glossy black plastic...so,

do I still have to undercoat them, or, can I spray straight Alclad on the parts....?

Will the Alclad cover just the bare black plastic?

Thanks,

Cheers, Ian

[imatt88]

J,

Thats what I needed to know. Thanks

[VooDooCC]

I didn't know rather to threadjack or create a new one on the same topic.

I'm starting on a KW900 by revell, and I wanted to alclad the air filters to match the stock chrome plated pieces, and avoid stripping as much as possible. It's kind of hard to tell on their website, so I was wondering what finish would match the stock pieces the best?

[imatt88]

Justin,

Alclad chrome is the closest match I've found.

Make sure you polish all the scratches out of the plastic before you spray, otherwise everything will show up.

HTH, Ian

[Erik Smith]

Thread is a few weeks old, I see, but...

Alclad chrome requires an enamel base (I believe it's an enamel) - they make their own gloss black base. The chrome paint will not "bite" into Tamiya gloss black - I have tried. It will look good until light handling - then the chrome will rub off.

[imatt88]

Erik,

Now, see, I was told different by a guy who runs his own hot rod/body shop.

He uses exclusively Tamiya Gloss black under Alclad chrome. According to him, the black Alclad supplies, sometimes doesn't dry properly and can leave a dull sheen on the finished product.

Maybe it depends on surface preparation...

His stuff is amazing, so he is obviously doing something right...of course, owning your own body shop definately doesn't hurt

Matter of preference, I guess

[Greg Pugh]

I was searching for information on this and found this thread. No one mentioned using Testors Gloss Black. Is that a no-no?

[scalenut]

testors enamel gloss black works fine,, any enamel glossy black smooth finish works the best under alclad chrome. I find it attaches best if the enamel is not totally and fully cured

it's dry but has that inherent micro- grabbyness to it

annother tip ,, spray a thin and light coat as possible,, the alclad needs to let some of the black undercoat thru to look chrome-like

... continue spraying and it becomes duller and duller... might as well paint it over primer or any color basecoat at that point.

tht's where it differs from almost any other paint.. the less coverage , the better

Edited November 14, 2011 by scalenut

[Greg Pugh]

Good to know. Thank you!! I've never used the stuff but I'm about to.

[59 Impala]

I've used Alclad's black and Testor's black, and I have had better results with the Testor's black. Attached are two pics that show the results I got using Testor's black as an undercoat.

Dan

[Steven Zimmerman]

I have used 'PollyS' acrylic clear on Alclad with success, however I would test it on sprue first. I've used other acrylic clears, but don't use clear lacquer....'Z'

[crazyjim]

In addition to Testors gloss black enamel, I've used Plasticote black primer and also grey primer that were covered with Testors clear enamel before Alclad. Both worked fine. I've brushed Testors gloss black enamel from the little bottles before Alclad. That wasn't so bad either.

Gotta make sure your compressor is turned way down. I shoot Alclad at about 5psi in light coats.

[Dr. Cranky]

John T. is the one I've seen use it with great success . . .

[Greg Pugh]

So I've got a couple of pieces that I'm biting the bullet on and I've started the process. I laid down the black tonight. Would tomorrow night be too late to lay down the Alclad? Is that too much curing time? I'm using a Paasche VL airbrush and a Paasche compressor. I don't have a regulator so how do I know what my pressure is at the tip? What's the best way to keep it under control without a regulator?

[scalenut]

spray on a test piece till you have a very fine low pressure mist before spraying the part