Alclad spray !!!

Anyone (Europe) know of where i can order Alclad in a rattle can or hasn't it been released yet.

Thanks, Mike.

http://www.alclad2.com says that all European sales are handled by Hannants - http://www.hannants.co.uk/.

BTW, I don't think that Alclad comes in rattle cans except for the type for Lexan RC cars - which is not suitable for our modeling. There is a thread about this somewhere.

Right thanks..............could have sworn that id read it here, that they (Alclad) were to release all colours in rattle cans.
Must have dreamt it !?!
:confused: Mike.

Right thanks..............could have sworn that id read it here, that they (Alclad) were to release all colours in rattle cans.
Must have dreamt it !?!
:confused: Mike.

I'm pretty sure I read the same thing, another confused Mike.

BTW, I don't think that Alclad comes in rattle cans except for the type for Lexan RC cars - which is not suitable for our modeling. There is a thread about this somewhere.


exactly. This paint isn't made for plastic modelling

It's difficult to imagine that they could ever make a rattle can which would spray Alclad II finely enough to work. When using an airbrush, you have to spray very, very lightly at around 7 psi. The blast from a rattle can doesn't come anywhere near this. It's hard enough, even with an airbrush. If you don't get it exactly right, the result looks like nothing more than flat aluminum - which you can get from Testors :smile:

I've use the rattle can version of this stuff. It comes out...well, seemingly different than most rattle can paint. As for the Lexan thing...that's plastic too. It's just a more flexible, and a bit less caustic paint. I painted some regular plastic pieces for a Halloween costume last year and they came out looking cool, though more of a chrome-gunmetal grey, but cool.


:biggrin:

As for the Lexan thing...that's plastic too. It's just a more flexible, and a bit less caustic paint.

The point with lexan and R/C cars is that you put the paint on the INSIDE of the lexan (it's transparent). If you put rattle can Alclad on the OUTSIDE, it rubs off.