Dead flat finish

Hi Don,

Thank you for the gradual misting approach advice! It, coupled with thinning the Acryl with isopropanol instead of water did the trick. The wool in the uniform now looks like wool, not spandex. Thank you once again!

-Paul Pallansch

In order for it to come out dead flat it is necessary for it to go on very thin- so thin it is hard to do with a spray can.  You need to use a greater than normal distance, so it goes on dry, as well.  But that makes it very susceptible to orange peel.  I would hand brush last coat, and use a very dry brush.  Testors old dullcoat would be very flat even with a wet coat, but the newer stuff is not as good.

Are you priming?  I find I can get a better dull coat with a thin coat of color over a really flat primer like Krylon.

I often dry brush by hand, and such a thin coat also reduces saturation (most paints out of bottle are too saturated to simulate cloth well (at least any cloth but spandex or nylon).