Guys, I need some finishing advice. I'm using Dupont Chromabase and Dupont flat clear. I'm really pleased with how the flat comes out, after getting the hang of it.

I've got a few scrap parts that didn't come out the way I wanted out of the molds, and I'm using them to play with painting a bit before I finish the real bird. I'm also experimenting a bit with different riviting techniques.

Below you'll see 2 shots, of an SR-71 elevator.

First one on the left is after the base coat is down, I've weathered it with a varity of chalks to give it a good look, that looks just like it should.

The problem is, after I clear it, it totally disapears.
The right shot is the same piece after it's had it's flat clear put over it, and every last weathing effort has disapeared.

I've tried this a few times, and this last time, I shot the light tack coat of the clear from 3 feet over it, to be sure I wasn't blowing the chalk off the part. It's not blowing it away... it's just making it disapear. Do need to way over do it? Use something other than chalk? Is grey over black the problem?

I really like how the left shot looks... it looks perfect. I just need to freeze it that way.
(the lower left few inches of the part has no weathering on it, as I wanted to leave it as a control section to see the difference)

By the way, the little black piece of metal you see under the elevator, is an actual piece of titanium from a real SR-71 that I'm using to match the shade of black, right on the mark.

Lance