Can Testor’s Dullcote be sprayed straight from the bottle? Or is thinning in order?
It needs thinning.
Mike
THIN IT!!! [:p]
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Janus,
Thin it with white spirit, a refined form of turpentine-
Cheers
LeeTree
Dullcoat is lacquer based so thin it with lacquer thinner.
Be careful to not spray it on too thick though because we know what happens when lacquer is sprayed over enamels wet. [:0]
Mike
We do? Wait a sec, let me try…
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Okay, so THAT’s what happens when you put alotta lacquer over enamels, huh? Sheesh… [;)][:p]
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I thin about 50/50 in mine.
Make SURE you clean your air brush good with laquer thinner afterward, that’s a mess you don’t want to try to clean later.
speaks from experience
Eric
It might come in handy as a technique for modeling tanks.
It would give the finish that blistered from a fire look. [;)]
Mike
I’ve been really disappointed with the results of Testors dullcoat. Gunze Sangyo flat clear acrylic (#H20) seems to work a lot better, giving better results with fewer coats, and cleans up much easier. Of course, this probably isn’t good advice if you’re spraying over laquer or enamel…
Glenn
Ok, I’m getting confused again. I thought acrylic on top of enamels was fine. It was enamels over acrylics that caused problems.
I hate all these different types of paint.[:(!] They’re so hard to keep straight.
Ray
Acrylic over enamels is fine. Actually you can even spray lacquer over enamels if done properly. The key is spraying a few light, “dust coats” first to protect the enamel from the lacquer when you spray the next coat a bit heavier.
Mike
Yes, you can usually spray acrylics over enamels without problems - heck, I spray Future over my laquer color coats all the time, and it’s an acrylic - but, as with anything, you want to test it first. Laquer over enamels is also fine.
I added the caution because most paint manufacturers use the rule of thumb of “acrylics over acrylics, enamels over acrylics or enamels, and laquers over acrylics, enamels or laquers” (see Testors home page for more info). An acrylic over enamel or laquer may not always cure properly. The best bet for success is to let the enamel or laquer cure thoroughly before spraying acrylic over it. Never apply acrylics over wet or damp enamel or laquer.
Glenn