IronBeltKen
Lazy Daydreamer
Hi all,
I've got this Stewart F7 shell that I painted in a dark blue shade with Tamiya acrylic paints. After applying the base coat and letting it cure for a few weeks, I put on the decals. Since the Tamiya paint dries glossy, it is great for applying decals - they slide right on and blend in with the surrounding surfaces. Today, after another 2 weeks, I airbrushed-on Tamiya Flat White paint that was thinned 1 part paint to 16 parts thinner. Several passes gave me just the right shade of fading I was aiming for, except for one problem: since the paint was so heavily thinned, the surface remained glossy instead of being dulled by the Flat White.
My plan is, once I have applied the darker powder-based weathering, I will cover it all with Dullcote. But over the past few years, my experiences with Dullcote from a rattle can have not been that great. Unlike earlier times when it would flatten everything, nowadays it only seems to slightly diminish the degree of glossiness. It's as if the Tamiya paint is overwhelming whatever tries to cover it, and absorbs it.
Here are the two possible materials I might use for dulling the finish:
The rattle-can will certainly be quicker and easier, since I don't need to setup the airbrush for it. However, for reasons I mentioned above, I don't have complete confidence in it. The container beside it has the brush-on form of Dullcote [also by Testors]. I remember people saying they have more success with dullcote when they airbrush it on themselves; so I'm hoping the same will be true in my situation.
So... can anybody who has airbrushed-on Dullcote tell me if it dries flatter or not? And also, what thinner mix ratio works best?
I've got this Stewart F7 shell that I painted in a dark blue shade with Tamiya acrylic paints. After applying the base coat and letting it cure for a few weeks, I put on the decals. Since the Tamiya paint dries glossy, it is great for applying decals - they slide right on and blend in with the surrounding surfaces. Today, after another 2 weeks, I airbrushed-on Tamiya Flat White paint that was thinned 1 part paint to 16 parts thinner. Several passes gave me just the right shade of fading I was aiming for, except for one problem: since the paint was so heavily thinned, the surface remained glossy instead of being dulled by the Flat White.
My plan is, once I have applied the darker powder-based weathering, I will cover it all with Dullcote. But over the past few years, my experiences with Dullcote from a rattle can have not been that great. Unlike earlier times when it would flatten everything, nowadays it only seems to slightly diminish the degree of glossiness. It's as if the Tamiya paint is overwhelming whatever tries to cover it, and absorbs it.
Here are the two possible materials I might use for dulling the finish:
The rattle-can will certainly be quicker and easier, since I don't need to setup the airbrush for it. However, for reasons I mentioned above, I don't have complete confidence in it. The container beside it has the brush-on form of Dullcote [also by Testors]. I remember people saying they have more success with dullcote when they airbrush it on themselves; so I'm hoping the same will be true in my situation.
So... can anybody who has airbrushed-on Dullcote tell me if it dries flatter or not? And also, what thinner mix ratio works best?
