mgruenwald Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 After getting amazing results with the alclad chrome I attempted to use the polished aluminum and ended up with a basic dull silver finish. Did something go wrong or what. By the way I did use the alclad black before the polished aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjeff Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 i'm not a 100% sure but will check later unless someone confirms or deny me...but i think you're supposed to used on of the gray finishes as base coat for the aluminium... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillyb1 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Yes, something went wrong. In my experience their polished aluminum comes out almost looking the same as their chrome. Also in my experience it is much easier to work with than their chrome; it is almost foolproof. And that's not an insult. I can't think of what might have gone wrong. I've never had humidity or any other atmospheric/meteorological conditions affect the results with polished aluminum. I know that's no help, but my response is intended to accentuate the anomalous nature of your experience. I do hope someone here might have a clue. Maybe you should just try it again and see what happens. Bigjeff posted before I finished, but I will contradict him: you should be using the gloss black base with the polished aluminum. Edited October 23, 2013 by Chillyb1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjeff Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Yes, something went wrong. In my experience their polished aluminum comes out almost looking the same as their chrome. Also in my experience it is much easier to work with than their chrome; it is almost foolproof. And that's not an insult. I can't think of what might have gone wrong. I've never had humidity or any other atmospheric/meteorological conditions affect the results with polished aluminum. I know that's no help, but my response is intended to accentuate the anomalous nature of your experience. I do hope someone here might have a clue. Maybe you should just try it again and see what happens. Bigjeff posted before I finished, but I will contradict him: you should be using the gloss black base with the polished aluminum. Thx for setting me straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillyb1 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Thx for setting me straight Always glad to be of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkPile Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 May have gotten just a bit too heavy on the final coat(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalenut Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 applying too heavy will make it become duller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Humidity issue? Was it raining or foggy or... the day it was sprayed? Almost sounds like humidity blush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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