Alclad II Paints - Regular vs High Shine

Did you know that not all Aclad II Paints use the same primer? Did you know that some Aclad paints should not be painted over or decal solution used on them?

This is the list of Regular and High Shine paint finishes (information extracted from the Alclad II website)

Regular Alclad Finishes

• ALC-101 ALUMINIUM
• ALC-102 DURALUMINIUM
• ALC-103 DARK ALUMINIUM
• ALC-104 PALE BURNT METAL
• ALC-106 WHITE ALUMINIUM
• ALC-108 PALE GOLD
• ALC-110 COPPER
• ALC-111 MAGNESIUM
• ALC-112 STEEL
• ALC-113 JET EXHAUST
• ALC-116 SEMI MATTE ALUMINIUM
• ALC-117 DULL ALUMINIUM
• ALC-120 GUNMETAL
• ALC-121 BURNT IRON
• ALC-123 EXHUAST MANIFOLD

Primers for regular Alclad finishes

•  Alclad ALC-302 GREY PRIMER 
• Alclad ALC-306 WHITE PRIMER & MICROFILLER 
• Alclad ALC-309 BLACK PRIMER & MICROFILLER 
• Tamiya or Gunze Sangyo plastic primers

REGULAR ALCLAD can be masked over and painted. Decal solutions can be used with REGULAR ALCLAD,



High Shine Alclad Finishes

• ALC-105 POLISHED ALUMINIUM
• ALC-107 CHROME FOR PLASTIC
• ALC-109 POLISHED BRASS
• ALC-114 CHROME FOR LEXAN
• ALC-115 STAINLESS STEEL
• ALC-118 GOLD TITANIUM
• ALC-119 AIRFRAME ALUMINIUM
• ALC-122 MIRRORED GOLD FOR LEXAN

Apply one of these primers before using High Shine ALCLAD:

• ALCLAD GLOSS BLACK BASE ALC-304/305
• ALCLAD CLEAR BASE ALC-303

Decal solutions are not recommended for HIGH SHINE ALCLAD. It is not advisable to mask and paint over HIGH SHINE ALCLAD.