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                        How 2 Use Tamiya Flat Base?

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                        MonsterZero
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Chicago, USA
                        How 2 Use Tamiya Flat Base?
                        Posted by MonsterZero on Sunday, February 8, 2004 4:20 PM
                        Some of the small items that will go into my Soviet tank rider figures have glossy finish because of the paint used. I want to make them lusterless. Can I just paint the Tamiya flat base over the glossy finish? Won't the result look like the part has a white residue on it? Maybe I should thin the flat base first?
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, February 8, 2004 5:00 PM
                        Probably not advisable.

                        Tamiya Flat Base is an additive to make their paints into a flat finish.

                        You might want to try adding it to some Future and using it as a dull cote.
                        I believe it's 30% Flat agent to 70% future.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 6:33 AM
                        I use it with Future, but only for spraying. You can try brushing a mixture of 30% Flat Base and 70% Future. If you spray too heavy it will leave a white residue.
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