Looking good Kevin. What colour did you use to undercoat before the silver/aluminium colour? I think someone at the club once suggested gloss black.
Chris
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the comment. Yes, you are correct Gloss Black is a really good base for Silver.
I would normally do this for natural metal aircraft finishes.
However on this model, I just use Mr. Surfacer 1500 spray, which gave a super smooth finish, but I then polished it with some really fine micromesh cloth.
I then used Alclad II aluminium sprayed at about 15 psi, and though it sprayed okay the finish was a little too shiny and a bit grainy in places.
So I polished it again, and then used Vallejo Duraluminium from their metal finish range, and it went on really well. Just right amount of 'Silver' I was wanting.
Finally, I brushed on two thin coats of 'Kleer' in readiness for the decals.
Hope that answers your query.
Cheers,
Bigkev
