Removing AlClad

Fish eyes are spots of oil/grease that keep the paint from adhering and leveling. Did you clean your subject prior to painting? Your compressor may also be spitting oil into your line and you'll need an oil/moisture trap. If this is a recurring problem you can buy Fish eye Eliminator at an auto paint store.

Alclad II will probably need laquer/cellulose thinner to remove it. While you're at the auto paint store, ask for a mild version that won't melt the plastic. If it's Alclad I you'll need acetone. It's a job; you'd best do it in small patches with a clean rag/tissue. Best wishes,

The Keeper (of too much crap!)

in article snipped-for-privacy@mb-m21.aol.com, Keeper at snipped-for-privacy@aol.comedy wrote on 11/12/04 6:09 AM:

You can remove Alclad with Denatured Alcohol, a cotton pad, and some vigorous rubbing.

MB

"Fish eyes" are usually a contamination problem and in your case probably involves the base coat. I assume your using Alclad II -- Alclad II chrome is not actually a paint as it has no binder but is bare metal particles that adhere to the base that was softened by the volatile solvent -- that's why it looks so good if the process is done right. There is really no way to remove the metal particles from the base paint. About the only good rout to go is to strip the base paint off and start over. If the base is an enamel use what ever you would use to strip that -- since the paint is fresh it should be fairly easy to get off.. There are several commercial paint strippers that should work quite well. Some like 91% alcohol, some like break fluid and some like oven cleaner. Depending on the type of plastic your model is you may be wise to do some testing to be sure that the stripper wont damage it.

Jim Bright

Castrol Super Clean is what I used to strip Alclad Chrome. Chrome isn't exactly durable compared to the other shades.

Sat