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I was watching a video on YouTube and the subject was Alclad paints.   They were spraying aluminum in color and used up quite a bit of the bottle on just a few parts.

I have never experienced this.   When I use Alclad I only use a tiny bit of paint and get great coverage. For example when I painted this one up:

[ATTACH=full]33006[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]33007[/ATTACH]

I only used a half bottle.   This model is very large, the wingspan is 17 inches and the model is 11 inches long.

So my question is this:

Why do I use so little when others use almost the whole bottle on less than a hand full of part?

I follow the directions given on Alclad's web site.   The metal Lacquers go over either a gloss white, or gloss black base.

I am pretty sure that in the video I was watching they sprayed directly on primer.

<blockquote data-quote="Grendels" data-source="post: 108794" data-attributes="member: 672">I was watching a video on YouTube and the subject was Alclad paints.&nbsp;&nbsp; They were spraying aluminum in color and used up quite a bit of the bottle on just a few parts.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have never experienced this.&nbsp;&nbsp; When I use Alclad I only use a tiny bit of paint and get great coverage.&nbsp; For example when I painted this one up:[ATTACH=full]33006[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]33007[/ATTACH]I only used a half bottle.&nbsp;&nbsp; This model is very large, the wingspan is 17 inches and the model is 11 inches long.&nbsp; So my question is this:Why do I use so little when others use almost the whole bottle on less than a hand full of part?I follow the directions given on Alclad&#039;s web site.&nbsp;&nbsp; The metal Lacquers go over either a gloss white, or gloss black base.&nbsp; &nbsp;I am pretty sure that in the video I was watching they sprayed directly on primer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grendels, post: 108794, member: 672"] I was watching a video on YouTube and the subject was Alclad paints. They were spraying aluminum in color and used up quite a bit of the bottle on just a few parts. I have never experienced this. When I use Alclad I only use a tiny bit of paint and get great coverage. For example when I painted this one up: [ATTACH=full]33006[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]33007[/ATTACH] I only used a half bottle. This model is very large, the wingspan is 17 inches and the model is 11 inches long. So my question is this: Why do I use so little when others use almost the whole bottle on less than a hand full of part? I follow the directions given on Alclad's web site. The metal Lacquers go over either a gloss white, or gloss black base. I am pretty sure that in the video I was watching they sprayed directly on primer. [/QUOTE]

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