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Enamel Matt Varnish
Posted by TANGO 1 on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 4:50 PM
Guys,
I have just sprayed a matt varnish on my model and its dryed white in patches all over my O/D green paint finish. I've sprayed a gloss coat over it and it seems to be drying clear, but I don't want to end up like this again, anyone know what causes this varish to go from clear to white?

Any thoughts would be most welcome,

Darren.
Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
  • Member since
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  • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
Posted by Triarius on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 5:01 PM
What did you spray it with, airbrush or rattlecan?

The mottled effect sounds like uneven mixture of the flating agent (actually a pigment) in the paint. This is common in rattlecans, especially when they get old, or you spray cold. It can happen with an airbrush, especially with very thin mixtures, or if the flating agent has flocculated (clumped) slightly.

The only  other thing I can think of is a very uneven spray pattern from your airbrush.

Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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    July 2004
  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 7:05 PM

you also might want to try spraying closer to the model or at a lower pressure if using an airbrush.  Or closer to the model and use short burts to keep it from running if from a spray can.  Sometimes the matt can dry a bit before it even hits the body and cause that.  When it happened to me it almost looked like sea water that had evaporated and left the salt there in spots..

 

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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