Metalizers how do I use them

Depends, which metalizer?

Testors/Model Master - No primer, direct on plastic. Handle with care, they're fragile.

SNJ - Four light coats, let dry for (IIRC) 15 minutes or so, then attack with the polishing powder. The polishing (aluminum, gold, etc.) powder also works on other gloss paints (blacks, blues, etc.) for other effects.

Alclad - No idea, never used it.

Rub 'n Buff - Best for props or selected panels. Over an entire aircraft, it's a royal pain...and picks up fingerprints very easily 'til about a week later.

From cbear:

A week for Rub'n'Buff is very optimistic, in my experience. The one model I did entirely in RnB took over a year to stop shedding pigment. Nice finish, but...

I haven't tried Alclad either, but I found SnJ to be really hassle-free, except for needing more like a dozen coats to blot out the puttied areas.

Mark Schynert

in article snipped-for-privacy@nnrp05.earthlink.net, Mark Schynert at snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.net wrote on 07/11/03 11:50 AM:

A coat of Mr. S over the model will blot out the puttied areas and can be sanded and polished to a high gloss. It's a great base for any NM.

MB

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