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Enamel dull coat spraying from an airbrush

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  • Member since
    June 2019
  • From: Central Ohio
Enamel dull coat spraying from an airbrush
Posted by Linkhead on Saturday, April 11, 2020 7:07 PM

I have finished the construction and decals of a Helldiver and I thought I had  a rattle can of dull coat (Model Master) but alas I do not.  I have a bottle of enamel dullcoat in my paint stash but haven't used it other than to brush.  My question is to airbrush the dullcoat do I need to thin it and what ratio.  Thanks.

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  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Saturday, April 11, 2020 8:06 PM

What kind,Modelmaster also,or Testers? Or something else ?

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Between LA and OC, SoCal
Posted by oortiz10 on Monday, April 13, 2020 12:49 AM

Linkhead, if you're talking about Testors' Dullcote (like this: Square bottle), then it does need to be thinned. That's the only stuff I've ever used. I thin mine 1:1 with lacquer thinner and it sprays dead flat. 

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  • Member since
    October 2019
Posted by KenK01 on Monday, April 13, 2020 1:29 PM

I also use Testor's Dullcote thinned about 1:1 with the recommended 1159 Testor's laquer thinner. Lately I have not been able to find the 1159 thinner for sale. Does anyone know if you can use Model Master No. 2018 laquer thinner with Dullcote? I think they are both made by Rustoleum these days, but don't know if they are actually the same thinner. 

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, April 13, 2020 1:34 PM

Testors has made both enamel and lacquer clear coats.  It is important to be able to decide for sure what you have.  Can you tell by smell?  The lacquer version has a quite pungent smell- the enamel version smells pretty much the same as the enamel paints.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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