[rsxse240]

very nice write up!!! I'll have to referr people to this thread when they ask me about chrome.

I did however paint some fishing lures with the alcladII and I used some boyd's high gloss clear and it had NO effect on the alclad. I was VERY cautious about applying clear, so I thinned it as little as possible, used high air pressure, and very low paint volume from an airbrush that is mostly equivelant to your badger used in your write up. I laid 4 very thin mist coats, then one slightly heavier coat, and a final "wet" coat to even it all out, and it was quite impressive, though I fear that they will now "yellow" over time due to the type of clear I used.

I'm wondering why you didn't go with acrylic clear PAINT as opposed to the future floor wax for your clear tests. i have had mixed results with the future eating into some enamel finishes, but never any problems with acrylic, or laquer finishes.

thanks again for the write up, I think it could be a good review in a magazine!!