Non-yellowing varnish

[Seahawk]

I am not far away from applying the black chequers transfers to the white-painted fuselage of the most recent issue of the B.E.2c.  But, having got this far, I would like the checks to stay black and white and not turn black and cream in 6 months' time.  Can anyone recommend a hand-brushable satin varnish that does not yellow over time?  I am thinking of using Vallejo 70522.

 

 

Thanks in advance.

[sapperastro]

Just about anything from the hobby/art companies these days is non yellowing. Some say the Humbrol enamel tins of varnish (not the Humbrol Cotes, which don't yellow) still yellow, but I am not sure if that is still the case these days either. Whatever you do try, make sure you throw some of your paint on a scrap piece of plastic, let it dry, and run tests over it before committing the product to your finished model. In this case, a light shade of paint and matt black would be good colours to test over.

 

For myself, if I paint varnish, I usually use the Humbrol Cotes thinned with enamel thinner. Others will no doubt have there own options. Whatever you choose, test first.

[Black Knight]

I can assure you that the Humbrol enamel gloss varnish still turns yellow.

I tried a fresh tin earlier this year; its already showing signs of yellowing

Sometimes it takes a lot longer for a varnish to yellow

 

If you want to be really sure, use an artists varnish, an acrylic; artists don't want their nice paintings turning yellow

[janneman36]

The Microscale varnishes don't yellow at all, and it is my choice of finish and my models still look great  and my white decals under that coat are still  as white as on the day they where applied..

[IanC]

I'd recommend Winsor & Newton Galeria satin varnish. Top stuff.