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Frosting after Matt Varnish

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  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: London
Frosting after Matt Varnish
Posted by mike.hoolihan on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 1:25 PM

I have had a couple of models that have been finished close together develop frosting in some areas after being sprayed with Humbrol Matt Varnish.  Having used this same product on a number of other models with no such reaction it has come as an irritating shock.  All my paints and the varnishes are exclusively acrylic.  Can anyone suggest a reason for this and a solution for removal of the frosting?  I have tried the olive oil technique and it did not work.  What varnish would people suggest in the future?

Mike

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    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3:25 PM
I had that happen with Testors dullcote, which is a cool lacquer. This might not work for you, but I sprayed another coat of dullcote over the top and it cleared up.
  • Member since
    August 2005
  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:51 AM

I don't have any suggestions as to why it happened. Perhaps it was not sufficiently mixed?

Fixing it should be fairly simple though. Just hit it with a coat of clear gloss and it should disappear. Then you can reapply a flat clearcoat.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:26 AM

Dullcoat and any really fast drying solvent paint are subject to what is called blushing if used in high humidity.  Blushing is a whitish, slightly rough appearance that does look like frost.

When paint solvents evaporate, they cool the surface.  In high dewpoint/high humidity it is easy for a fast dry solvent to lower surface temp below dewpoint, and water from air condenses on freshly painted surface.  This water layer has a rough, microbubble appearance, which scatters light making it appear white.  Be very careful using fast dry paints in high humidity.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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