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                        Alclad II Klear Kote Matte

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                        DoogsATX
                        • Member since
                          June 2010
                        • From: Austin, TX
                        Alclad II Klear Kote Matte
                        Posted by DoogsATX on Saturday, April 23, 2011 9:09 AM

                        Finally got around to trying Alclad's new matte clear coat last night and WOW.

                        I've had issues with clear coats ever since I got back into modeling. I've had Polly flat spit white flecks all over a kit. I've had Future come out pebbly. I've had mixed success mixing up various levels of matte using Tamiya's Flat Base. 

                        This stuff, though, goes down super thin. It's not dead flat, either. It maintains a very subtle sheen to it. 

                        At long last, I think I've found a clear coat I'm happy with!

                        On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

                        On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

                        Blog/Completed Builds: doogsmodels.com

                         

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                        Brian D.
                        • Member since
                          August 2006
                        Posted by Brian D. on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 11:34 AM

                        What do you clean your airbrush with when you use this stuff?


                        Thanks,

                        Brian

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                        DoogsATX
                        • Member since
                          June 2010
                        • From: Austin, TX
                        Posted by DoogsATX on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 11:48 AM

                        mineral spirits

                        On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

                        On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

                        Blog/Completed Builds: doogsmodels.com

                         

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                        Hercmech
                        • Member since
                          March 2010
                        • From: Democratic Peoples Republic of Illinois
                        Posted by Hercmech on Friday, April 29, 2011 2:35 PM

                        I bought some on my trip to Phoenix this week at the hobby depot there. I also picked up a bottle of the Auqa Gloss.

                        1. Have you tried the gloss stuff? I am at the stage where my J1N1 is ready for the gloss coat and I am a little concerned about trying a new product on a "real" build but I don't have a scrap one to try it on.

                        2. Do you lay the Matt on thick or thin coats?

                        Man it seems like Iam asking you a lot of questions here lately.Big Smile


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                        DoogsATX
                        • Member since
                          June 2010
                        • From: Austin, TX
                        Posted by DoogsATX on Friday, April 29, 2011 4:30 PM

                        Haven't tried the gloss stuff yet, except on the IP bezels on the LaGG-3 I'm building. Seems shinier than Future from that small application. 

                        As for the matte, I layed it on in a thin coat. It lays down like silk...reminded me a lot of the way Tamiya or Gunze Mr. Color spray when you've got them thinned just right. Perfect, smooth and consistent.

                        On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

                        On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

                        Blog/Completed Builds: doogsmodels.com

                         

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                        Hercmech
                        • Member since
                          March 2010
                        • From: Democratic Peoples Republic of Illinois
                        Posted by Hercmech on Saturday, April 30, 2011 2:26 PM

                        Cool... Thanks!


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