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Wolfman plastic figure - Clearcoat question

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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
Posted by Swanny on Monday, April 25, 2005 11:59 AM
If you are looking for a protective coat I would go with Polly Scale clear flat then brush some Future on the claws, teeth and eyes to give those items a bit of a shine.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 25, 2005 4:03 AM
I would have to agree with the previous comments in that you may not want to go to a gloss coat on everything. That said, if you do indeed want to use a clearcoat of one type or another, you can be relatively safe using an acrylic brand. Although I have read comments that contradict what I am about to write, I have used enamels and acrylics on top of one another with no problems thus far. There was an article in FineScale a few years ago in which the author used a base coat of one type of paint and then used the other for an overcoat to allow cleanup without disturbing the paint underneath. So far, I have used both enamels and acrylics as both the undercoat and the topcoat with no damage to the undercoat. Just some shared experience on my part. Pirate [oX)]
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Sunday, April 24, 2005 10:40 PM
Shine? Figures should be matt. Clothing, cotton, wool, hair, fur, buckskin have minimal gloss. Silk and satin should have a sheen. Leather can have semi gloss to gloss depending on age or be flat if it's well worn or sueded. Eyes can be glossed if they are big enough. The only figures that should be glossed are a very specific style of lead toy soldiers.
If this is the old Aurora mold form the mid 60's, IIRC, he's wearing only a pair of torn pants. The only gloss here might be on his teeth, if they're showing, and eyes. You could do his nails/claws semi gloss.

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  • Member since
    November 2005
Wolfman plastic figure - Clearcoat question
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 24, 2005 8:58 PM
I recently purchased a completed vintage wolfman painted model. Its in pretty good shape but the finish is a bit dull. No knowing what type of paint was used on it, I'd like to apply some clear gloss or semi clear gloss to make the model stand out. What type of gloss do you think I should apply? I have some acrylic semi gloss in my shop, would that work? or should I be using something else? Or so you have any other suggestions to help me make this puppy shine?
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