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Vallejo varnish

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  • Member since
    January 2009
  • From: San Antonio
Posted by paintsniffer on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:11 AM

In concept I love Vallejo. They have an amazing line of paints and I think they hand brush well.

I am not wild about airbrushing them. I thin mine with windex. I am apparently the only person who has had luck using them with alcohol (they will gum up, but keep stirring and things get better)

I dearly love Gunze for airbrushing, though I hate the stink.

For clearcoats, I just use the Testors stuff in the rattle can.

Excuse me.. Is that an Uzi?

  • Member since
    June 2010
  • From: Austin, TX
Posted by DoogsATX on Friday, April 27, 2012 10:44 AM

I've tried their gloss varnish twice. Once on a Panzer III, where it went down wonderfully, and once on a P-47, where it beaded so bad it nearly ruined it. 

Since then I've stayed away from it. Had much better luck with Future cut with Windex, or Tamiya Clear cut with lacquer thinner, or Alclad Klear Kote Gloss.

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

Blog/Completed Builds: doogsmodels.com

 

  • Member since
    January 2012
  • From: Hatfield
Posted by Misty on Friday, April 27, 2012 9:00 AM

hi

I tried a little water but had no idea of the ratio i should use or if water was the correct thinner to use. it just came out like white glue. I havent been able to find any info on this particular product as it doesnt seem to be the normal clear coat. This stuff comes in 500ml bottles not little ones and looks like milk. i think ill have to dump it and try something else.

 

jh

  • Member since
    August 2005
  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Friday, April 27, 2012 4:59 AM

What did you thin it with? I haven't used the varnishes, but typically, Vallejo doesn't like to play nice with alcohol.

  • Member since
    January 2012
  • From: Hatfield
Posted by Misty on Friday, April 27, 2012 3:17 AM

ah, then maybe i have got the wrong type of varnish, That would explain a lot. Thanks.

  • Member since
    August 2009
Posted by cvsusn on Thursday, April 26, 2012 9:31 PM

You're probably better off re-posting under Paints and Airbrushes.  I was just looking at their gloss varnish under Model Air.  Their gloss varnish has a product serial number of 70.510:

http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/pdf_web/MA_CC071_rev07.pdf

Hope this helps a bit.

Carl

  • Member since
    January 2012
  • From: Hatfield
Vallejo varnish
Posted by Misty on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:47 PM

hi

Has anyone any advice for using this product

Vallejo 100% acrylic resin - acrylic gloss varnish permenant 28.517

I have tried it on some scrap but couldnt get it to spray properly, just gummed up the gun, and what i did spray wasn't very impressive.

 

Thanks

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