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MM Acryl Clear Flat-opinions

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MM Acryl Clear Flat-opinions
Posted by dirkpitt77 on Friday, March 30, 2007 9:17 PM

      Hi all,

 

     Has anybody worked with this stuff?  MM Acryl Clear Flat?  I found a bottle in my tray from a long time ago, never opened.  Tonite I ran out of my usual rattle can MM enamel flat coat and I'm desperate.  Is the Acryl flat coat any good?  Anyone tried it?

 

         Thanks,

 

                      Chris

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Posted by tabascojunkie on Sunday, April 1, 2007 11:15 AM

I just recently used it a bit. I liked it, and I'll probably make it my regular flat sealer for airbrush use. I thinned it a bit with the Acryl Thinner and I thought it worked a little better than straight
from the bottle.

 I will say that I didn't use it to get to a dead flat flinish. I'll try this next time I use it and see how it does.

Bruce
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Posted by dirkpitt77 on Friday, April 6, 2007 12:42 PM

   Tabasco junkie-I like the name.  My wife thinks I eat too much of that stuff too.  LOL

 

    I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but it's pending.  I'll post my results.

 

   Chris

    "Some say the alien didn't die in the crash.  It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Friday, April 6, 2007 2:41 PM
 tabascojunkie wrote:

 I will say that I didn't use it to get to a dead flat flinish. I'll try this next time I use it and see how it does.



I agree. I like the clear flat, but it does not produce a ultra matte coat, it has just a little sheen. I haven't used Polly Scale's clear flat, but I hear it is supposed to be very flat. Anybody have any experience with PS flat?

Aaron Skinner

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Posted by ruddratt on Friday, April 6, 2007 3:51 PM
I have, Aaron, and I'm sure I won't be the only one here to sing its praises. It gives me the deadest flat of any product I've tried, and without the whitish hazing that can occur with excessive coats of other ones I've used, because so little of it is needed to achieve optimum results. I thin it with anywhere from 15% - 20% distilled water.

Mike

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Friday, April 6, 2007 3:58 PM
 ruddratt wrote:
I have, Aaron, and I'm sure I won't be the only one here to sing its praises. It gives me the deadest flat of any product I've tried, and without the whitish hazing that can occur with excessive coats of other ones I've used, because so little of it is needed to achieve optimum results. I thin it with anywhere from 15% - 20% distilled water.


Thanks Mike. I'll be trying it next time I have something to finish. Figured it was good. I've had nice results with the other Polly Scale paints I've used.

Aaron Skinner

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Posted by dirkpitt77 on Friday, April 6, 2007 5:17 PM
   Is the Polly Scale flat flatter than MM's Dullcote or Flat?

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Posted by arki30 on Saturday, April 7, 2007 8:14 PM
IMHO, yes.  I exclusively use Pollyscale flat now.  I never really liked how MM flat turned out, much too "whitish" and with a slight sheen to it.  PS flat is dead flat and clear.  Great stuff.

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