Polly Scale Flat

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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A few weeks back I posted about having some trouble with the rattle can Testors Dull Cote. Several folks suggested trying Polly Scale Flat.

To all who did so- thanks!

It is drop dead flat. Flat, flat, flat. It actually makes the end result look better versus what I saw with Testors. It’s hard to explain… the whole finish just looks better to my eye.

I shoot it right from the bottle, no thinning, using a general purpose acrylic nozzle on my Aztek 470.

The stuff is practically invisible. The first time I sprayed it I wondered if anything was coming out. Then I realized the place I was spraying was turning flat. So I just moved the airbrush around it it was like the magic flat wand.

I love this stuff!

So to those who suggested it- thanks!

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Another satisfied customer! [;)]

Seriously, it really is great stuff Jon. I’m hesitant to use anything else.

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Be careful you dont spray to much in one area, I have a bomb that magically turned flat white after I got a little carried away [:D]

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hmm…I bought a bottle of Polly S flat a while back and forgot about it…you’ve got me intrigued jwb…Ill give it a test spray on an old something and see if its meets the hype [tup]

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Does it work equally well over different mediums?

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I’ve only tried it over PollyScale paints, so I’m not sure. Anyone else use it over other brands/types?

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Jon, I use it primarily over Future and it works great. It’s the deadest flat of anything I’ve tried.

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Wholeheartedly recommend Pollyscale flat clear.

I have been using this brand since the days of Aeromaster Acrylics (re-branded Pollyscale).

To avoid frosting issues, stir thorougly, then stir some more. Thin with distilled water and spray in multiple light mist coats.

cheers

Mike

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To add to the others’ experiences, I have had success thinning Flat Clear with 90% isopropyl alocohol. It sprays smooth and dries smooth and flat. I’ve done this both over Future and also directly over cured acrylic paints (Tamiya, Gunze, MM Acryl, etc.)

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Like mucker, I’ve great success with this stuff over Tester Model Masters Acryl, Tamiya, Gunze, and Future.

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Good advice. I actually used that to “weather” the black underside of the He 111 I posted a couple of days ago. I was spraying the flat, planning on some post shading, but I sprayed too much in and area and it turned white. After I said a few very bad words[:-^]I took a 3200 micro mesh and started to wet sand it away. Brought out the black and left a graying in the recesses. I did it to the entire bottom of the model.

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That’s what you call a “happy accident”!