I know that the MM metalizers can be buffed (well, most of them), but most people seem to be leaning towards Alclad II. What I was wondering is, do you have to buff Alclad to make it shiny or do you just spray it on and let it dry?
Go see Swanny’s webiste, he has a tutorial on Alclad II (by the way, you don’t have to buff it, but you can).
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Alclad.html
Swanny should have a bunch of sticky posts.
OK, thanks[:I]
Spray it on and let it dry. Some of the colors require a black primer beneath though. Swanny’s site goes into a lot of detail as does the Alclad site at http://www.alclad2.com/alclad-home.html
I went to the site and I see that it says
PRE-THINNED FOR AIRBRUSH APPLICATION & DRIES IN TEN MINUTES
NO SEALER REQUIRED
DOES NOT LIFT WHEN MASKED
As for the MM Metalizer, it requires sealer and it’s not a good idea to mask it either. Alclad is sounding better and better. Thanks for your help.[:D]
Give it a try it is worth the $$$$
Thad
Yeah, well that’s about 99% true. Some of the colors lift slightly. I’ve only used Stainless Steel, Chrome, and Polished Aluminum. The stainless steel is solid as a rock. When I mask the other two I usually see a little bit of paint on the tape when I remove it (always, ALWAYS, Tamiya tape). A coat of Future over it will usually prevent that from happening and usually deepens the gloss.
I’ve only used MM Metallizers from a rattle can. I just really hate airbrushing laquer in the basement and with rattle cans I can take the parts outside and spray them. Alclad is, in my opinion, just plain better.
Yeah. However, MM metalizers LOOK just as good. They just come of real easy.