Tamiya flat clear coat is not a paint. It is a paint additive. My introduction to these forums was on this exact same subject. At least you asked before you tried. I did it the other way around. My 11 year old is the proud owner of a P-51D that has a matte coat so good it actually sucks the gloss out of your eyeballs.
See Music City's website http://www.craigcentral.com/models/ for a bunch of tips and answers. Specifically go to Miscellaneous tips and scroll down to read about Tamiya Flat Base. Oh heck, I'll just cut and paste...
QUOTE: Tamiya XF-21 "Flat Base" is NOT intended to be used as a paint! I've seen numerous posts on forums where someone has used it alone and gotten nothing but a white, chalky finish for their efforts. This result is not surprising since XF-21 is not a clear flat finish.
XF-21 is a Flat BASE. It's intended use is to be mixed with glossy paints to give them a flat finish. It was never intended to be sprayed alone, and must be mixed with something or it will make a mess out of a paint job. I use it a lot with Future Floor Polish (see the section above) to give it a flat finish. For a completely dead-flat finish mix about 4 parts Future to 1 part XF-21. For a semi-gloss or "Satin" finish mix about 6 parts Future to 1 part XF-21. As always you should try this on some scrap to determine the ratio that works best for you. |
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Music City and Swanny are incredible gentleman, who share tips and tricks that will help immensely, Swanny's website is http://swannysmodels.com/.
Bookmark them, read them, they will save you time, money and effort.
Good luck!