PhantomBigStu Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 How might one do this, been using a dodgy pot of Winsor and Newton Matt that is really Satin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnobiz Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I heard adding a bit of IPA makes the varnish dry faster, and hence matter. Never tried it though as what I have is matt enough for my needs Might be worth a test though, let us know! Arnaud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Maybe some Tamiya X21 flat base, I've used it recently in Klear to give a flattish finish. About 20 % in Klear gives quite a flat finish, 10% is satinish. You'd maybe only want about 5 % in your W&N flat to make it flatter. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 There is a new product on the block. Mr rapid thinner. Seems to be for this purpose. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=123592345716495&id=104742644268132 I've never used it myself so its just a thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, stevehnz said: Maybe some Tamiya X21 flat base, I've used it recently in Klear to give a flattish finish. About 20 % in Klear gives quite a flat finish, 10% is satinish. You'd maybe only want about 5 % in your W&N flat to make it flatter. Steve. 3 minutes ago, Cheshiretaurus said: There is a new product on the block. Mr rapid thinner. Seems to be for this purpose. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=123592345716495&id=104742644268132 I've never used it myself so its just a thought. Guessing they are both laquer type acrylics like regular tamiya and mr hobby paints that aren't suited to brushing? Though Thanks anyway given me the idea that perhaps W&N do such a product, and lo and behold they do, though only in large expensive 250ml pots, so I have to keep looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Cheshiretaurus said: There is a new product on the block. Mr rapid thinner. Seems to be for this purpose. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=123592345716495&id=104742644268132 I've never used it myself so its just a thought. That is just a hotter thinner that doesn't allow the matt lacquers and metallics to settlle so much that they become satin, as can happen with their levelling thinner. X21 Flat Base is the answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 A moment of embarrassment for me, I no longer need to matt the varnish down, turns out I had not accounted for the fact that a 500ml pot of varnish needs a lot more effort than a 250ml pot, and now its coming out as matt...... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 5 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said: a 500ml pot of varnish needs a lot more effort than a 250ml pot, and now its coming out as matt...... Aaaah, the old, when you've finished stirring, stir it some more syndrome. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Noble Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Get one of those battery powered paint stirrers, they work wonders.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Maybe I'm giving away my age, but you could try to do it the way modelers used to make matt paint before there were any such things: add talc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Slightly later, there was a product on the market which came in a small tube, a bit like stiff vaseline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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