Another Question about Alclad

starmanmm · Post by **starmanmm** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:51 pm

Ok, I have sprayed some alclad on this kit and noticed some high points. Looks like dust or specks or something like that. Now can I just lightly sand this area with… say 1500 or 2000 wet/dry and then spray over that area or do I have to strip it right down???

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:35 pm

Alclad over Alclad.... should be ok. I've never tried it but I can't think of a reason why not. Which color are you using?

Post by **TER-OR** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:15 pm

You should be fine. I've painted aluminum over exhaust to provide a fading effect, and it looked great.

Wet buffing should be OK, but you may lose some metallic sheen. You can but try - and let us know how it works!

starmanmm · Post by **starmanmm** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:54 am

Burnt Aluminum I believe is the color.

So, it sounds like I can lightly sand the Alclad to get rid of the imperfections and then re-spray it without much fan fair then?

starmanmm · Post by **starmanmm** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:59 pm

Ok, the color is Pale Burnt Metal.

and now...

There are cracks!

I used the Alclad black as the basecoat. It seems that the paint has dried at a different rate?

http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u88/ ... /problems/

I can scratch the Burnt Metal off with my finger!

So I think that stripping is the way to go.

So, what is the best way to strip Alclad?

Post by **TER-OR** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:13 pm

Lacquer thinner I think will be the best way. Don't soak too long, it can be a bit harsh on styrene.

And I have painted their Exhaust color over styrene without any primer, with no problems.