dulling down future

You add tamiya flat base to future, start 70% future. If you add too much, it will come out chalky. This works very well and give you the option to make various sheen's.

If you are airbrushing paint, putting flat paint down with a very wet final coat will make it more semi-gloss. Putting gloss paint down with a very dry final coat will also give that appearance.

woof

a few months ago i read (or think i did) a reader tip in FSM about ratios to mix future floor polish with flat coats to achieve the desired finish.  did anyone else read this tip or am i losing my mind.  any help would be appreciated.

Didn't read that tip.. (Probably cuz it contained the word, "Future" most likely) But I have to ask, "Why?"...

To "dull" a gloss finish, two words comes to mind.. "Testor's DullCoat"... No ratios, just a rattle-can..

Seriously now though, is there a special effect you're after with dulling down Future?  Or is it an "odor thing", cuz Dullcoat (as well as Glosscoat) is a laquer and that can be pretty powerful (even "foul" for some folks... )Personally, I LIKE the smell of laquer, MEK, Toulene, all that good stuff...

These were trivial to locate. Enjoy.

Bgrigg

(Following post on Tuesday, February 21, 2006) Dull Future (Tamiya Matt Base mixed with Future floor finish) can be brushed on as Future is self levelling. See Swanny's post The Complete Future for ratios of different levels of gloss (or matt!).

Phil_H

(Following post on 06-14-2006 6:28 AM) General rule of thumb for mixing X-21 Flat Base seems to be 4 parts gloss (either X-22 Clear or Future) to 1 part Flat Base to give a "dead flat" finish.

Never use Flat Base on it's own - it's only purpose is as a "flattening agent" to be added to gloss paints to make them flat (or depending on how much you add, anywhere in between).

ruddratt

(Following post on Wednesday, February 14, 2007) There are 2 that I use (learned about both of 'em here). Future cut with Tamiya Flat Base at about a 2:1 ratio works very well for me, and the beauty is that you can adjust the ratio to acheive different lustres, so it's a very versitile formula. Polyscale flat finish also works well. Some modelers get great results spraying it right out of the bottle, but I always cut mine with a little distilled water. Hope this helps.

ABARNE

(Following post on Friday, November 18, 2005) I have converted to mixing Future with Tamiya X-21 Flat base at the ration of 4 parts Future to 1 part Flat Base.  It gives consistently good results, and because Future is so cheap as to be effectively free, this makes for an extremely economical finish.

shermanfreak

(Following post on Wednesday, February 11, 2004) I don't know which is best, but I can tell you that I have used Testor's Dullcote for years over Tamiya Acrylics without any problems at all. But I am going to change and use Tamiya Matt Finish (30%) mixed with Future (70%) on my next project, I've heard it works very well.