foxhandybread Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Apologies in advance if this is a very silly question! I'm getting back into modelling after a rather long hiatus and have been starting out with some 1/72 aircraft and the results haven't been totally dreadful so far. I'm currently trying to get a nice shiny finish on Airfix's Red Arrow and all was going well. Put down some primer, then a few coats of humbrol acrylic with the airbrush, all looking nice. Then a few coats of Pledge Revive floor wax (used to be Future Klear?) for a glossy finish. Then I only went and tried to do a tiny touch up bit of sanding on the intakes and got a few nasty marks, scratched off the red acrylic, which are going to need touching up. I don't want to use a brush as I'm pretty terrible with them and I know I'll ruin the smooth finish. My questions is, can I just spray acrylic over the Pledge varnish coat or will I need to remove the varnish first? Many thanks in advance for any insight (and thanks to all for the many hours I have enjoyed perusing some of the fantastic builds on here, just wow) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Pledge/Klear/Future/other names are available is simply an acrylic varnish. Let it cure for about a week to harden it off really good. Sand the area with 2000 grade W&D or some toothpaste, applied on a finger. Then spray your red, then the varnish again you may need to polish away any over spray with toothpaste again, followed by more varnish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 What Black Knight said. Let well and truly dry, then airbrush back over it with the red then Klear on top. Just used this very same technique on an old white metal kit. Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxhandybread Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Absolutely fantastic, many thanks chaps. Most of my mishaps so far have been due to not waiting long enough.. so good to know I need to keep hands off for a good week! Much appreciated 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Also make sure to feather edges so there are no hard transitions. This will enlarge the scope of the repair, but enables an invisible repair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxhandybread Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Good shout, I will do make sure to do this. huge thanks. I have a feeling I may be asking rather a lot of obvious questions on here. Onward and upwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaler x Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 You can also switch to enamels or oils on top of your Future coat, if that works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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