Alclad Chrome Prep Help

talon · Post by **talon** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:59 pm

I'm working on a silver surfer kit. The 1989 Horizon kit. I'll be posting photos of my progress in the On the Bench board soon, but I was wondering what the best prep for Alclad is.

Currently I have the kit glued together and the seams of the parts filled with aves and smoothed over using water while it was still Doughy. It is separate from the board at the moment, but I was thinking the best bond for the surfer to the board will be to get it attached before chrome. I was thinking I need to sand it down to at least 800 grit. But should I wetsand down to 2000 for the chrome? I know if I were to paint it with Metallizer, or Testors Chrome enamel 800 would probably be good enough.

Advice?

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:12 pm

You'll be putting gloss coat over it, so 800 might do it.

walter · Post by **walter** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:36 pm

800 should be fine

talon · Post by **talon** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:46 pm

What else should I do? I've been told black is best to really make the chrome "chrome-y"

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:10 pm

Just make sure everything is perfectly smooth. This may mean wet sanding the gloss black and hitting it with another thin coat.

talon · Post by **talon** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:28 pm

Kylwell wrote:Just make sure everything is perfectly smooth. This may mean wet sanding the gloss black and hitting it with another thin coat.

Thanks. I'll make sure if my LHS doesn't have the Alclad Gloss Black Base that he orders a bottle for me.

Rocketeer · Post by **Rocketeer** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:51 pm

I've used it over Tamiya gloss black spray paint successfully--doesn't necessarily have to be Alclad's black basecoat.