WNW Pfalz DIIIa - Unknown MFJ

[Pete Nottingham]

Love that fusilage decal Lance it looks stunning, great job.

Cheers

Pete.

[uncletony]

P.S. What P.S.I are you guys spraying this stuff?

10 psi here

Cheers, Bo.
Do you spray in light coats or do you go on wet

"Just wet" so that you can see it is shiny when it hits, but dries essentially instantly after that. Otherwise yes, light coats - definitely avoid pooling. It is lacquer based after all . But it is pretty easy stuff to handle all in all. You'll see Oh yeah : shake it a good long time before using it .

[bobs_buckles]

P.S. What P.S.I are you guys spraying this stuff?

10 psi here

Cheers, Bo.
Do you spray in light coats or do you go on wet

"Just wet" so that you can see it is shiny when it hits, but dries essentially instantly after that. Otherwise yes, light coats - definitely avoid pooling. It is lacquer based after all . But it is pretty easy stuff to handle all in all. You'll see Oh yeah : shake it a good long time before using it .

[pepperman42]

One last question on spraying the clear coat - do you thin it or spray it "neat?"

Steve

[lcarroll]

  I just posted some comments on the original "Klear Kote" Thread after re-checking the results this morning: hard as a rock, excellent finish with just two light coats as Bo describes here two hours apart. I sprayed at 17-18 psi and used it "neat" direct from the bottle. It does need a good shake prior as the matting powder was a glutenous clump in mine. I had alluded to the same thought; a quality control problem. THIS bottle is just fine and I like the results, subsequent bottles will be re-tested just in case........................
Cheers,
Lance

[uncletony]

One last question on spraying the clear coat - do you thin it or spray it "neat?"

Steve

Yepper, like all Alclad products you use it as is, straight from the bottle.

Sorry Lance, back to your marvelous build

[lcarroll]

Just to complete the saga of the Klear Kote, I got 2 light coats sprayed on the major components of the Pfalz yesterday, great results. completely dry (I was handling parts 20 minutes after spraying) lovely consistent finish, and I'm sold on this stuff. Sprayed straight from the bottle, 16 psi, and only enough per coat to give a "wet" look. And now to start wrestling with the pigments and pastels and get at the hand carved prop.
Cheers,
Lance

[lcarroll]

     Out of sequence but here's an "amusing little interlude" I experienced yesterday prior to spraying that coat or two of Klear Kote...................
   I discovered that my close companion, "Wonder Dog" had managed to get one of his hairs not only in the upper wing finishing sequence but under a fully cured and over-coated decal. First shot shows half the removal process done and follows the (Decal) repair through to present situation. A tiny drop of black paint should cover the very small chipped area still above the gaping slash that we eliminated.
    The errant dog hair half removed.........looking like a bad situation.



Fully removed..............



..Decal patch on..........................................



   and the final completed repair. A minor but interesting less the ideal development!
Cheers All!
Lance

[Ernie]

Looks like the Klear Kote worked a treat, Lance.  I really like the sheen.  Too bad about
the "man's best friend...except maybe in the model room", but your fix worked well.  Your work
on the lozenge looks first-rate.  I'm looking forward to seeing your propeller when done.

Cheers,
Ernie

[IFF1418]

Hello Lance,

The wing still looks terrific despite the hair! Maybe a good idea to make a heat box, this is the first thing I did before starting modeling (a very fine explanation by Des on the main site). I have a dog and two cats and till now didn't find hairs in my drying paints. Be sure this model will be a beauty Lance. Wonderful build all the way!

Kind regards
Patrick

[lcarroll]

  I forgot this picture in the dog hair saga; repaired marking with Klear Kote applied and dry.



Cheers ,
Lance

[Ernie]

Lance 1, Puppy 0.  perfect repair job, Lance.  Well done.

Cheers,
Ernie

[lcarroll]

Thanks Ernie, having had these little helpers in my home for the past 50 years it's not the first time .....!
Cheers,
Lance

[Nigel Jackson]

What a recovery Lance! Well done.

We used to have a wonderful dog, as well as two cats. It was our feline friends that proved the most problematic. I once made and painted a very nice 15mm flag for an English Civil war command group. So proud was I that I left it on the table overnight, only to find it bitten off and chewed up the following morning!

Best wishes
Nigel

[IFF1418]

Yes Lance, great recovery. I admire the way all you people deal with problems and the inventiveness of the recoveries! Congratulations.

Nigel, this must have been a royalist or parlementarian cat

Kind regards
Patrick