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Need some advice on what you guys use as a clear flat coat for milatary aircraft and armor?
Thanks
Clear Flat Coat paint......
Now that Black Sheep stated the obvious I’ll give you a more helpful answer. I use either Tamiya XF-86 or Windsor and Newton satin Varnish. Both are easy to airbrush and don’t ruin the underlying paint.
I am now useing the Alaclads. I use the matt rather than the flat coat.
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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3
Bish I am now useing the Alaclads. I use the matt rather than the flat coat.
Isn’t matt clearcoat same as flat or is it much more dull in sheen? I’ve always thought they’re both the same.
BlackSheepTwoOneFour Bish I am now useing the Alaclads. I use the matt rather than the flat coat. Isn’t matt clearcoat same as flat or is it much more dull in sheen? I’ve always thought they’re both the same.
I always thought they were one and the same and i think in the past different companies have used different terms. But Alclad sell both, i have not used the flat but from what people like Tony have said an reviews i have read it is flatter than the matt which does have a very slight sheen to it.
Not including the Aqua, they have 5 different clear coats. Not being happy with just a semi matt, they also have a light sheen.
I too thought matte and flat are the same. I wonder if the confusion comes in with some manufacturer's nomenclature.
Alclad comes to mind, whose "flat" is flatter than their "matte". I love their paints but not so much some of their product names and website which is a mish mash of confusion and mis-information.
Back to the original question, my preference is Alclad traditional solvent-based for all clear coats, especially flat.
I try to avoid acrylic flat clear, just haven't found one I really like, and the regular Alclad can go over anything as long as it is cured.
I still use the testors lusterless flat
Although, I do have some of the Alclad clear coats, I plan to give them a try soon.
Bruce
On the bench: 1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF
1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I
hogfanfs I still use the testors lusterless flat Although, I do have some of the Alclad clear coats, I plan to give them a try soon.
Is that just a rename of the lacquer Dullcoat, I wonder?
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Don Stauffer Is that just a rename of the lacquer Dullcoat, I wonder?
Don, I believe it is, it seems to be extactly the same as the Dullcoat.
I use Testor's DullCote, too, straight from the rattle-can. I haven't had any issues with it yet.
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