flat clear coat

dirkpitt77

Testors Dullcoat, but mine is in the old glass bottle I bought about ten years ago. I let the flat particles settle to the bottom, then sucked out about half of the solvent. I don't know why I did this. Now though, I can stir this up, and mix it with some lacquer thinner to shoot through my airbrush. Flattest flat I've ever seen and dries almost instantly. Love it. I'll be sad when it runs out.

I did this too but can't honestly tell you if it made any difference.

I believe the original intent was to get an even flatter flat by reducing the ratio of solvent to flattening agent (the stuff at the bottom).

I've also heard that you can overdo it and get a white crusty deposit.

Future with X-21 Flat Base to suit see to work well for me.

Swanny has some usage ratios on his "The Complete Future" page;

www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

I've tried Tamiya XF-86 Flat clear and found it to be still a little semi gloss rather than matte.

Testors Dullcoat, but mine is in the old glass bottle I bought about ten years ago. I let the flat particles settle to the bottom, then sucked out about half of the solvent. I don't know why I did this. Now though, I can stir this up, and mix it with some lacquer thinner to shoot through my airbrush. Flattest flat I've ever seen and dries almost instantly. Love it. I'll be sad when it runs out.

I've tried ever "flat, dull, matte" finish that I've come across. Testors Dullcoat is still the best for that dead flat finish.

However, I have discovered that you do need to shake the can well. Especially if its been sitting unused.

I found a rattle can of Matte Coating spray at Hobby Lobby. Tree house studio is the name on it. It comes in an 11oz can for $5.99 (before taxes of course). It is a clear acrylic spray used for several surfaces including plastic. So far I haven't had any problems with it.

I had used MM flat acryl a few times but it seemed almost too flat.  Left a slightly dusty or milky appearance.  Tried 1:1 MM semi-gloss and MM flat on my last build and really liked the result!

Alclad II.  Lot's of sheens to choose from and they're ready to go out of the bottle.

Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Varnishes Best I ever used . http://www.dickblick.com/items/02006-1024/ Rick

Love Testors Dullcoat. I use several things for glosscoat, but Dullcoat is my go-to for matt finish.

Testors Dullcote. It usually works.

I like Testors Laquer,and if you like acrylic instead,I use Vallejo Flat Resin 70-520

For many years now, all I've used for a flat clear is ModelMaster flat clear acrylic.  I've never noticed any issues with that.

Gary

I tried Mod Podge Matt spray last night on a clear gloss Laquer with poor results. I'm curious though what it will do on a enamel or a Future finish.

I'm hopeful about this product, but so far......