Thread: Problems with AA Candy adhering to an Aluminum base

Hey mate, hope i can help a bit. I haven't used the AA candies, but i have used opaques and transparents for a while now. one thing AA is notorious for is coming away with the mask. there's a few things you have to be careful of,
not putting the paint on too thick. you have to apply a real gently gently approach, laying the paint on in VERY thin coats, not letting it go on 'wet'. i hold the brush back a bit with a fairly high compressor setting(about 30, which is high for me, i usually paint around 15). this blasts the paint a bit better, but only apply very light coats, many times. drying with a hair dryer on cool is also helpful, don't use hot, it tends to make the paint go a bit rubbery.

Also with masking, try and use as low tack a mask as you can, i even stick the mask to my shirt and peel off to reduce the tack, just gotta watch out for hairs on the edges of the mask, but that tends to help with not pulling off the paint. i think with candy you apply it layer after layer till you get the desired effect, so i guess you have to be patient and try to put it on 'dry' and as thinly as possible.
hope this helps mate