Lewis95 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Hey all, Can anybody recommend an airbrush ready Gloss coat? I DON'T want a lacquer based one but finding information very minimal. I also don't want to use Johnsons as frankly, I don't trust it. Using Tamiya paints and this will be going over their 11 Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwh548 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Tamiya's Chrome is more of a Silver IMHO, but that's besides the point. Back to the gloss matter: you don't varnish Chrome. It changes for the worse. I've tried lacquer varnish, water based, alcohol based... They all changed Chrome turning it into a bright Silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 43 minutes ago, bmwh548 said: Tamiya's Chrome is more of a Silver IMHO, but that's besides the point. Back to the gloss matter: you don't varnish Chrome. It changes for the worse. I've tried lacquer varnish, water based, alcohol based... They all changed Chrome turning it into a bright Silver. So would I just apply decals to the raw paint then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwh548 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 That's what you would normally do with a NMF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 1 hour ago, bmwh548 said: That's what you would normally do with a NMF. ... Well then. It appears I am now doing decals tonight! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 For other metal finishes you can clear coat using Alclad's Aquagloss, it's an acrylic clear. (You didn't say if you are airbrushing or using a hairy stick so I have assumed airbrush). Mr Hobby's GX1xx range of clear coats are a similar composition to the Tamiya paints you are using and are very good but I haven't had very good results with the same Company's Mr Hobby Aqueous Clears, they always stayed tacky for too long so I stopped using them. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 02/06/2020 at 11:16, Duncan B said: For other metal finishes you can clear coat using Alclad's Aquagloss, it's an acrylic clear. (You didn't say if you are airbrushing or using a hairy stick so I have assumed airbrush). Mr Hobby's GX1xx range of clear coats are a similar composition to the Tamiya paints you are using and are very good but I haven't had very good results with the same Company's Mr Hobby Aqueous Clears, they always stayed tacky for too long so I stopped using them. Duncan B Just seen this reply buddy. I wanted an airbrush ready Gloss coat for airbrushing in a pinch. I actually ordered a bottle of Alclad Aqua Gloss a little while ago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Lewis95 said: Just seen this reply buddy. I wanted an airbrush ready Gloss coat for airbrushing in a pinch. I actually ordered a bottle of Alclad Aqua Gloss a little while ago The Aqua Gloss is quite good normally. However just been using it today and it had a strange reaction on a couple of pieces and it started to pool. First time I've ever had any issues with it but I grabbed a brush and some water and soaked it and scrubbed it off without damaging the paint underneath. Waited for the water to dry off and sprayed a couple of light coats on and it was fine second time around. Can't really explain what happened because I was spraying about a dozen pieces all painted with the same paint and it only reacted like that on 2 pieces! Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Duncan B said: The Aqua Gloss is quite good normally. However just been using it today and it had a strange reaction on a couple of pieces and it started to pool. First time I've ever had any issues with it but I grabbed a brush and some water and soaked it and scrubbed it off without damaging the paint underneath. Waited for the water to dry off and sprayed a couple of light coats on and it was fine second time around. Can't really explain what happened because I was spraying about a dozen pieces all painted with the same paint and it only reacted like that on 2 pieces! Duncan B Might be the humidity. In the UK it's over 80% in places at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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