Halfords Clear Lacquer

[Deadman Disciple]

I popped into halfords on my home from work today to pick up some grey acrylic primer & noticed the clear lacquer on the same shelf.

In some of the build topics, some of you have mentioned using it to seal your models.

I have a couple of questions.....

How does it go down, once sprayed on?

Whats the drying time?

Does it actually dry clear & whats the finish like?

Is it safe to spray directly onto decals?

Ive used clear sprays in the past like Citadel Purity Seal & Plastikote with mainly dusty white results.

Citadel Purity Seal was ok for my Moebius TOS Battlestar Galactica & my Revell USS Voyager, as they were light in colour.

But on models where ive painted black or dark coloured decals, it again dried with a white misty finish.

Cheers in advance,

Wayne

[Silver Fox]

I use it if I want a really glossy finish, and it does that job really well. I often use it to gloss up matt paint to help the decaling stage as well.

[bentwaters81tfw]

Excellent gloss finish. As always avoid a heavy coat or it will run.

[gunpowder17]

Does it go over Tamiya paints OK without reacting? I must admit i have never tried it ove norman paint.

[Stephen]

The clear lacquer does not like Xtracrylix, I can tell you that. I've used it over Vallejo Model Color OK.

[Silver Fox]

No issues with Tamiya or Gunze Sanyo.