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Acrylic Flat stays Glossy

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  • Member since
    January 2014
Posted by Silver on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 11:24 PM
Non-Spar varnish (FLAT) is the best.
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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 9:32 AM

I also find stirring more effective than shaking.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    March 2014
Posted by BarrettDuke on Monday, November 3, 2014 6:55 PM

I prefer to simply stir without shaking the bottle. That way I don't keep adding more paint to the inside of the bottle cap and the top of the opening from the shaking. I use plastic cocktail stirrers. And wipe them off with a clean cloth after each use. I can reuse the same stirrer nearly indefinitely that way because the plastic is so smooth it's nearly impossible for paint to stick to it. It just wipes right off. There is a little paint loss as a result, but if you drag the stirrer across the bottle opening, a lot of it runs back down into the bottle. 50 stirrers cost a couple dollars. It's a one time purchase.

WZ2
  • Member since
    November 2009
Posted by WZ2 on Monday, November 3, 2014 6:17 PM

Thanks everyone.   I didn't stir the acryl at all.   Come to think of it, I didn't shake it very much either.   LOL  Bet that's my problem   I'll squirt another coat tomorrow and see what happens.  

Chris

  • Member since
    March 2012
  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Monday, November 3, 2014 9:24 AM

I've been using this stuff for almost 3 years now and everybody is right about stirring vs. shaking the bottle. To make sure I've got a really flat coat I mix a couple of drops of 70% ISO to it and it comes out dead flat every time.

Don's right on with the too wet a coat also. It should go on with the needle barely open to allow an almost dusting coat with each pass.

                   

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, November 3, 2014 8:42 AM

Application technique makes a big difference- especially how thick a coat, wet or dry.  One can apply flat paints very wet, and achieve a semi-matt.  And gloss paint can be applied very dry and give the same semi-matt appearance.

And, as mentioned above, you must shake or stir flats thoroughly to get a real flat appearance.

So your problem could be either too wet a coat, or too little stirring.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    December 2006
  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Sunday, November 2, 2014 6:08 PM

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Yup. Shaking the bottle won't break up the clumpy stuff on the bottom of the bottle. This is what I usually do. I shake the bottle for a bit then I open it up, stir the crap at the bottom of the bottle. Then I'll put the cap back on and shake it some more until I'm satisfied with the paint flow.

A lot of time I use scrap sprue as paint stirrers.

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    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Sunday, November 2, 2014 5:43 PM

Yup. Shaking the bottle won't break up the clumpy stuff on the bottom of the bottle. This is what I usually do. I shake the bottle for a bit then I open it up, stir the crap at the bottom of the bottle. Then I'll put the cap back on and shake it some more until I'm satisfied with the paint flow.

A lot of time I use scrap sprue as paint stirrers.

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, November 2, 2014 5:17 PM

9 times out of 10, the paint is not stirred enough if a flat paint dries glossy. Shaking alone will not insure that the paint is completely mixed. But a good stirring will do just that.

 

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WZ2
  • Member since
    November 2009
Acrylic Flat stays Glossy
Posted by WZ2 on Sunday, November 2, 2014 3:28 PM

Testors flat acryl over Testors enamel.   Tried 2 different batches and it still stays glossy.   Thoughts?

Thanks, Chris

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