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#5226 05-05-2005 GMT-5 hours |
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I am building several kits in US Airways livery, but the Insignia Blue paint is a flat color. I'm planning to spray it afterwards with Testors Gloss Coat, but I don't know if this will turn yellow over time. Any other ideas on how to gloss-up a flat paint? |
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#5233 05-06-2005 GMT-5 hours |
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Hi Romu, I heard about Future Floor Wax, applied onto glossy or flat (then polished with Tamiya Compound) paints. The results seem to be outstanding unfortunately I have only tried Microscale gloss coat (with average results but this might be because of me not doing well...). Regards, St?phane |
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#5234 05-06-2005 GMT-5 hours |
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Romu, Testors Glosscote works well. Although I have not used it, yes, Future is supposed to work well. I am not familiar with what to use to clean up Future or what to cut it with if it needs cutting. I do like Testors Modelmaster Acrylic clear coats. The also come in gloss and flat. The only disadvantage to the Modelmaster acrylics is they need to be airbrushed. Hope this hasn't added too much mud the waters. ken In progress: |
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#5235 05-06-2005 GMT-5 hours 
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Testors Glosscote over Testors/Modelmaster Gloss white IS one of the combinations that yellowed my models the must. In fact, Testors Glosscote over ATP decals IS terrible. I heard Tamiya white is one of the best. Myself, plain old Krylon Glossy White in spray cans from your nearest hardware store works just right. It dries very fast in hummid environments (Houston TX) and once I aply a couple of coates of Future over it I get the results that "I LIKE". So far, my oldest Krylon/Future white whale is about four years old and it shows no sings of yellowing. |
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#5236 05-06-2005 GMT-5 hours |
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I plan to use it over Insignia Blue, which is a very dark color. Maybe it won't have a noticeable effect (I hope  )It's also a spray can, not a bottle. |
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#5239 05-06-2005 GMT-5 hours |
Quote To clean brushes and/or strip future, you use ammonia, or an amonia based cleaner (such as windex or and household glass cleaner that contains ammonia). I've never done this but I have read somewhere that Future can be thinned with distilled water. -konrad |
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#5257 05-07-2005 GMT-5 hours
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Quote Romu: One thing that is worth trying is to lightly sand/polish the flat insignia blue paint after it has dried. I would put on several coats to make sure the coverage is thick enough. I have brought other flat paints to enough of a gloss to put on decalsusing this method. My general rule of thumb is to try and keep to as few as possible clear coats on a model. For my last US Airways 737, I mixed gloss insignis blue with a little gloss black and avaoided the flat step. For my final coat, I almost always use model wax instead of a spray coat for airliners. I think it leaves a very realistic sheen the model. Good luck with your project! Mike |
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