MM Metalizer paints

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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I want to use these to paint up a resin 1/72 B5 thunderbolt but have a few questions

  1. Looking at the testors webpage and guide section it says to paint directly to unprimed plastic does that work the same with resin kits

  2. Do i need to use the Metalizer sealer before i put on decals or can i use any top coat

  3. what would you recommend for drying time in between coats of paint

any suggestions would help out as i really do not want to destroy my work

thx guys

2

Are you refering to the pre-thinned AB metalizers?

3

yes the buffing and non buff sort

http://www.internethobbies.com/tesmetpain12.html

4

cant anybody help me out here

5

yes you can paint the rsin with it…it dries rather fast 10-20 minutes,after that you can use the sealer (or any laquer based clear,or even Future)…if your buffing for a shine ,do that before the sealer…i’ve used the system for years,it’s pretty good stuff,WEAR A MASK!

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thankyou very much for the help

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Yeah, they do dry fast. I’ve had some of the prethinned ones dry fast enough to touch in less than 5 minutes.

8

Regarding the sealer, you have to use something as the metalizer will continue to rub off your fingers if you don’t seal it. Also without sealing, the decals adhesion will be very poor. The bad part about the sealer is that it will dull the shine a bit you just lovingly buffed into your plane. I’ve switched to Alcad now since it does not require a sealer and its associated problems. However, I still use Testor MM for smaller areas for color variation.

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another question is it better use use a gravity feed or siphon cup when spaying these paints

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I use siphon and have had no problems. Either way will do.

Andy

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Take care if any masking needs to be done. The metalizer have a relatively weak sruface and the seal/top coat can peel away with the mask removal. Unless oyu have a ton of the metalizers to get rid of, consider the AlcladII as previously mentioned. It is a superior product that dries fast, hard and takes masking quite well.

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hey guys have to thanlyou all for the help put down a flat black primer and then shot my first coat of metalizer and it worked great i wish all paints covered htis well and came ready out of the bottle

now im going to use parafilm of wet paper masks to darker alot of panels with a new color

thx again

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Just FYI, Model Master Acryl paints cover great and can be airbrushed straight from the bottle.

-Jesse