ClareWentzel Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 OK. Just to bring everyone up to date. I painted the Alclad over my still slightly tacky black alclad primer. The Alclad dried very hard and smooth. Now I am ready for the next step - applying decals. I would suppose that you can apply decals directly over the Alclad but I want to be sure. On a normal model, I would apply a coat of Future to make sure that the clear parts of decals disappear. I would think that the surface of the Alclad would also make the transparent decal areas disappear but I have seem problems on other NMF models. So the basic question is; Can I apply decals directly over Alclad or do I need to apply a coat of Future to make sure that the transparent areas disappear and/or do not change the tone of the Alclad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Pruitt Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hi, Clare! You'll find some good advice here... http://www.swannysmodels.com/Alclad.html http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/tnt1...clad/TNT009.htm http://www.ipmsusa2.org/Reviews/How_To/Alclad/alclad.htm HTH... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M. Knights Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Keith, Thanks for the links. I am at the same point as Clare on a model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I've had better luck with decals directly over Alaclad than over any other NMF! You should have no problems....just go easy with the decal solvents (as on any other nmf). By the way, I'm about to see how SNJ powder does on top of Alclad aluminum (the fuselage of a P-51D). Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I've had better luck with decals directly over Alaclad than over any other NMF! You should have no problems....just go easy with the decal solvents (as on any other nmf). By the way, I'm about to see how SNJ powder does on top of Alclad aluminum (the fuselage of a P-51D). Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I've had better luck with decals directly over Alaclad than over any other NMF! You should have no problems....just go easy with the decal solvents (as on any other nmf). By the way, I'm about to see how SNJ powder does on top of Alclad aluminum (the fuselage of a P-51D). Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M. Knights Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Gil, I've wanted to try the same thing. Please post on how it works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareWentzel Posted July 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Gil, Gil, Gil, I love SNJ powder but you have to be a little careful. The reason that I asked the question in the first place is that I tried a similar approach with an SNJ finished model, complete with powder. I expected the transparent decal to disappear but it didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M. Knights Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Very nice Bob. Bob Hester, Internet Wizard, Top Modeler. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Interesting Clare! I've never had that happen. Did you apply anything to the finish after decaling? In my experience, if you do that then the finish changes slightly everywhere EXCEPT under the decal, making the NMF behind the decal look different than the rest of the model; which at a glance looks like silvering, or that the "clear" didn't disappear. I've got the SNJ on my Mustang, so I'll go take some pics and start another topic soon! Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareWentzel Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Interesting Clare! I've never had that happen. Did you apply anything to the finish after decaling? GIL No, I used the old SNJ paints and then added SNJ powder over the top. I buffed it to a pretty good shine. The decal was applied over the top. You have given me an interesting comment, however, I will add a coat of Future over the top to see if it changes the tone to the one under the decal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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