It also comes in a bottle for airbrushing. Thin with LT and spray away.
Why? I don’t think the clearcoats were part of the model master line. Testors is not going away, only the model master enamels.
The Dullcote is a Testors product and the Gloss Clearcoat is a Model Master product. HUH!!! Why??? I would guess that this was a marketing concept.
Wow, I never noticed that! Never was aware of the “ultra gloss clearcoat.” I always thought the regular gloss coat was glossy enough. Testors gloss and dull coats still available. Just bought a can of each.
You weren’t just whistling dixie. I went with this as the alternative and I must say I was very impressed with results!
Now, a follow-up question. After this dries a few days, am I going to be able to use an oil paint (Academy) and enamel paint thinner pin wash for panel lines on top of this ALC-314?
The Ultra Gloss is from their line of gloss lacquers for automotive modelers. Don’t remember the year they were released but it’s been a few. They had some classic colors and some muscle car colors in that line. I remember some comments about how well this paint flowed and how glossy it was. I think “non-yellowing” was a big part of their advertising too. How different it is from Gloss Cote I couldn’t say, I mostly used clear fingernail polish at the time.
The regular Glosscoat is now UV stabilized (non-yellowing). Not sure when they did that, but it was quite a few years ago.
I wonder why they thought a UV stabilized coating was a factor for something that is generally going to be kept indoors. You could even display your models in a window on your house and they’re not going to get any UV. Heh…well…I guess its a good marketing gimmick. [H]
Testors or Model Master clear enamels have an amber tint in the bottle. Maybe that had something to do with the yellowing reference. This Ultra gloss is very shiny. 
I’m very happy that you tried it and more importantly, like it!
I don’t have much experience with pin washes, but I see a couple potential problems. First, I think a pin wash works (flows) better over a gloss surface and second, both the Alclad and enamel thinner are solvent-based so I’d be concerned about the latter attacking the former.
OTOH, if you did a pin wash over gloss, let it set up then spray on the Alclad clear coat, I’m pretty sure you’d be ok.
All that said, if you are confident enough of your techique to apply the pin wash with high precision and not have any overflow, maybe it’d be ok.
Sorry I didn’t see your comment and question sooner, and it was nice of you to provide feedback.
He could use Flory Wash. No solvents involved with that. Tried it for the first time a couple of months ago on my F-16CJ, and I wondered why I had wasted my time with anything else before that. The stuff is fantastic.
I second that. No way to do it wrong.
Flory wash, that’s a good idea. [Y] I’m with you two, I’m a fan of it too, and I agree not much could go wrong over the Alclad. (Other than it might wipe off a little bit funny over the flat (rough) surface.
Never mind my post if it’s not too relevent, I’m posting just to try and get active again since my wife’s passing . First thread I’ve seen where it felt like I want to jump in .
I have not tried Flory washes, they look very easy to use. I have a hankering to try pastels though, just cause ! And I have a few sticks of it here that came in an assorted artist kit. So one day I’ll mess with that. But what I tend to do is use artist acrylic paints and make a wash from those or use Dunkan water clean up oil stains ( old stock not sure they are even around anymore).
I’ve watched the Floy videos a few times in the last couple of years on the washes, looks easy enough and non damaging. That said, I have never considered the Alclad flat finish and I’m out of Dulcoat so I’ve been using Liquitex varnish. And since my wife won’t need it where she is at I certainly have enough of it in stock. Good to know about the Alclad.