Budman Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Has anyone tried Alclad on top of Tamiya acrilic? Will it work? Thanks, Bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Directly applied to - no. You can, but you wont like the results because the tamiya paints are coarse and seem to me as very porous. The lacquer will stick, but it will peel off the acrylics. With a coat of Future, maybe.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moggy Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) Has anyone tried Alclad on top of Tamiya acrilic? Will it work? Thanks, Bud Hi! I had the same question when deciding what to use on a B-29 build. So I did a test! :) As part of an Airfix Group Build on Hyperscale.com ( http://www.network54.com/Forum/578046/message/1337702073/ ) I repanelled an Airfix B-29 (to become a KB-29M of Korean ops)... Since the finish was bare metal (NOT painted silver!) there were only two realistic choices: S'n'J or Alclad I did the cowlings in S'n'J (polishable to a fantastic degree - looks like real aluminium!); however it is no longer possible to buy S'n'J in Europe... och USPS will not carry them (suppossedly for "security" reasons :P). So I used Tamiya acrylic colour (yes, the water/ethanol based in the glass jars) XF55 Deck Tan - a nice neutral colour :). Three thin layers plus a bit of polishing with wet 'n dry 1500/2000... next day it was time to test the Alclad! Voila! Since then the finish has endured perfectly well - no cracks, no crazing/"spiderwebbing" and any amount of handling during the latast five weeks... Oh! I almost forgot: I tested masking w/o problems - so the KB-29M is qoing to be painted in various shades of Alclad. CONCLUSION: it works perfectly well! Edited August 17, 2012 by Moggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Indeed it works very well; had no probs at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Indeed it works very well; had no probs at all. Then what am I doing wrong? Every time Ive tried to do this, the paint just rubs right off while I try to polish the alclad... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Madhatter Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 don't polish the Alclad - it's not like the buffing Metalizers from MM. I found out the hard way the other night that Alclad gloss black base does NOT like Tamiya or Gunze acrylics beneath it - talk about a mess. Out came the Easy Lift Off.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Madhatter Good info. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevenichols Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) Use Tamiya black lacquer in the spray bomb. Edited March 25, 2013 by stevenichols Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 On 5/3/2012 at 1:41 PM, Budman said: Has anyone tried Alclad on top of Tamiya acrilic? Will it work? Thanks, Bud That's all I use; Tamiya x-1, thinned with Mr. Leveling Thinner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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