Clear Coating Aluminum Paint - TIP

I've brought up this clear coat before - Americana Acrylic Sealer / Finisher - Gloss.
It's available at Michaels Crafts.

I've never had great success with Future floor finish.
This clear coat can be sprayed on thick (almost wet) and doesn't "craze" a finish.



Take a look at the two body tubes from the Quest Raptor build.
(I'm building two kits at a time.)

The upper body tube has been sprayed with the Americana clear coat.
The lower tube is just the Rustoleum 2X Aluminum without any clear acrylic coat.

The upper tube is shinier and almost looks wet.
You do have to spray the clear coat a little thicker than normal to get this result.

TIP: Always wait at least a day for paint to dry before masking for the second color.
Always wait at least a day for final color paint to dry before clear coating.

TIPS: If you ever unhappy with a gloss finish, a FLAT clear coat can hide many mistakes.

MORE TIPS: This Americana Acrylic Sealer Gloss coat helps hide mistakes on a gloss model.
If you have orange peel (roughness and bumps) on your final gloss color coats -
Let dry and LIGHTLY wet sand with 400 grit.
Don't sand to surface , just knock the tops off the orange peel bumps.
Respray with a (thick, but not enough to run) coat of the Gloss Clear Acrylic Americana.
Repeat wet sanding and re-spray if needed.
With every wet sand and re-spraying the surface will be smoother and shinier!