05-29-2012, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,279
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Originally Posted by Swillie
I have switched to pledge and love it, easy to use and super shine. I had one instance where the actual pledge coat cracked all over like a desert, but was still smooth to the touch and it did not affect the base color. I think the gloss paint still needed to dry longer.
The Saturn V had a matte finish to it, so if you are going to apply a matte clear as I am than pledge is not gonna work.
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Yeah, that gloss might should have dried a bit longer. You can use a bit of ammonia to cut that cracked finish and remove it and then reapply.
As to your wanting to be 'scale' with a matte finish: true she had a flat finish, but if you're going to do a lot of launching, that flat finish is gonna show every single sooty fingerprint you even breathe on it. Quite difficult to clean it all off, whereas it's much easier to clean if it were a gloss. Gloss=not scale but easier it maintain and a must for applying decals; flat=scale but a PIA to keep looking nice and must apply over the decals.
Whatever you prefer will work, though! As long as YOU are happy with it!
Allen
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