I know that the surface beneath a “metal” finish has to be completely smooth. I usually polish the plastic and use Floquil silvers. I’ve never used Future before and I was wondering if I could use it beneath the silver? I’m not doing a NMF; the aircraft was actually painted with an aluminum lacquer. I’m wondering if I can paint my primer, do the panel lines, cover it all with Future, then shoot the Floquil? Will that be smooth enough?
Thanks in advance,
-Omar
Should work, especially in a dustproof area and sprayed on in a couple of thin layers.
I’ve never tried your suggested method, but my guess is that it will look OK, but Future over primer won’t come out as smooth as polished plastic. I usually use Floquil MRR primer, which is a bit grainy. I wet sand the primer with fine paper when all of the touch up filling is done. I have applied Floquil Old Silver and Alclad2 Aluminum over this with good results, but never tried the Future. I may experiment on a scrap piece and see how it works.
Rick