Alclad black base vs. Tamiya spraycan gloss black, which is thinner?

[jaydar]

I have always used Tamiya gloss black as a base for Alclad chrome and polished aluminum. I would like to try Alclad's black base because it appears to be thinner and there would be less waste sprayed through an airbrush than the Tamiya spray can.

Opinions?

Thanks,

Joe.

Edited March 9, 2014 by jaydar

[GeeBee]

I bought a bottle of the Alclad black base a few years ago, I just wasn't happy with the way the Alclad chrome took, it didn't have that chrome look, so stripped it and went back to using black enamel thinned out with lacquer thinners and got a much better result ....

[Erik Smith]

I don't think it's thinner. It works decent for me but can get "clumpy" which is a pain with an airbrush. It's really just pre-thinned black enamel, so any enamel will do the job as well.

[jaydar]

Thanks guys.

Joe.

[Mooneyzs]

I have used Alclad's black base as well as shooting House of Kolors Black Base (BC26) with PPG Urethane clear over the black. I will be honest I had better luck with the House of color and urethane clear but don't get me wrong the Alclacd base looked great too, I just got better results with the other. My biggest piece of advice is the prep work is probably more important than anything. The smoother the area you are going to paint the better it will turn out.

[jaydar]

I am going to experiment. My first use will be on exhaust parts where mirror finish is not so important. Obviously, parts will have to be polished first.

Joe.