thepureness, Powered by Invision Community, Tamiya X22 clear gloss acrylic as gloss cote, Aircraft WWII to present 1/48 & 1/32 Each can contains 100ml of paint, which is enough to fully cover 2 or 3, 1/24 scale sized car model bodies. Clear-coating over stickers. Does anyone see any issues with this? Testors Acryl paint over Tamiya acrylic...Does this work? However, in this day and age, different lacquers may use entirely different solvents (which is why lacquer thinner is a blend of solvents), so one lacquer may not dissolve another. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. A monster show truck and you have a big budget and need things done quickly, then decals would be faster than any solution. LP-23 Flat Clear - Klarlack matt (10ml) von Tamiya No.TAM82123 für 3,22 € The Tamiya acrylic base coat should be left to dry for several days before any top coat. Followers 0. What kind of methods do you guys use to spray Tamiya Clear? List of reasons you might want to clear-coat over decals: It’s a safari vehicle or mud-bogger and you’ll be driving it deep into the mud daily, then clear-coating could add a second layer of durability. Ultimately, opt for the least reactive choice. I think i just need to get an air brush, and then I can spray whatever I want, and not just what comes in a spray can. Tamiya doesn't make enamels, which is the problem. Which, the micro sol and sal started to take up paint. I dont know Tamiya stuff and so many different products appear on the  market. I was thinking the spray was acrylic (im not sure why). x. Tamiya Top Coat / Clear or Tan Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint. Clear coat and acrylic type paints could, and likely will, disturb and smear most printed graphics. Shop online for over 200 tamiya hobby and model acrylic paint at discounts up to 86%. I sprayed as I usually do and whilst it went fine over the Xtracolor it crazed the Revell gloss enamel. The best type of paint to be used over a clear coat would be a glossy or semi-gloss latex acrylic paint, which can be wiped clean easily, are stain and dust resistant, and have a … And because I'm inclined to put decals over windows when I'm designing a livery, I even spray the windows with TS13. Tamiya or Gunze (10) 10 0.50 Model Master (14.7~15) 15 0.750 ... the ideal pressure is down around ~8-10 psi (more on this in a future article). You can still use lacquer topcoats, they are more durable and easier to obtain than acrylic topcoats after all. x. Tamiya Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint. Good point, Jesse. I don't see the crazing problem. I'd recommend those. When you spray lacquer over a solvent-based acrylic finish, they combine to form a hybrid film, even if the acrylic is pigmented to form a paint. If I'm going to spray a clear acrylic gloss, X22 is what I use. Color sand dried finish with Micro-mesh emery cloth system. X-20 Enamel Thinner. I have read many articles on weathering using paints to simulate the rust look, but nothing looks better than using actual iron oxide as my rusting agent. I know that Testors Dullcoat works, but I've never tried Tamiya's clear sprays. The second is after a heavy coat: the shine is deeper, and the … It is a multicolour paint job with Xtracolor and Revell gloss enamel. This is NOT the case. Paint list of Tamiya. For Polycarbonate applications please use Tamiya PS spray paint. By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. Although it is touch dry quite quickly it is best to let it fully dry for at least 24-48 hours to get a really hard surface you can handle for decaling, I assume it would be fine to thin with Tamiya's own branded thinner. While I don't remember all the details, I can recall that I allowed the acryl to cure completely, like for days, and applied the overcoats in thin, quick dry coats. I allowed that mesh would know if it was acryl or not. Gloss Coats: Tamiya Clear Gloss Acrylic vs. Future/Pledge Floor Polish. A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing…. Ross is right. I need to put on a glossy clear coat, to put the decals on. And yes, get an airbrush. Tamiya Acrylic Paints are made from water-soluble acrylic resins and are excellent for either brush or spray painting.These paints can be used on styrol resins, styrofoam, wood, plus all of the common model plastics. Optional: Decant TS-13 clear into your airbrush and spray 2 mist and 1 wet coat. My LHS gave me Model Masters Ultra Gloss Clear Coat (28139) custom lacquer and said it would work fine. TIA John Carr Both have cured for a good week so I do not think that is the issue. It's easy! The problem I've had with X-22 is that it takes a very long time to really cure (maybe 5-7 days) and I get the same performance with gunze sangyo acrylics as well. While the "opposite system rule" (paint with one system, weather/wash with the other) is a good rule of thumb, some lacquers, and occasionally an enamel (particularly an aerosol) will attack some acrylics. I would be very very careful about applying anything other then Tamiya clear over Tamiya acylics as Tamiya seems to remain very soft. I use Gunze Sangyo water based paints for the base color coat if GS has the color. There certainly is a cost difference. The paint covers well, flows smoothly with no blushing or fading, and can be blended easily. Sort of like, "Well, he's using it he bought it, he should know..." No foul, none called. Can I spray Testors dullcote over it to seal it before detail painting? If you are to attempt the clear coating procedure always test, test, test! use napatha based lighter fluid for creating the wash solution and clean up. Therefore, following the painting of the entire assembly, details can be added or picked out using enamel and/or acrylic paints. Applying clear coat can harm some decals. Hi, some time ago I accidently used out of production thinner from JPS Modell for thinning Tamiya acrylics to be applied as an wash over a basecoat of dried Tamiya acrylic. Hi Since you like using Tamiya acrylics, Tamiya launched XF-86 Flat Clear in their acrylic mini range - 10ml bottles. I also found some information on the Tamiya site that said that their lacquer clear coats would also work with detail work done with acrylics. Thanks. Makes the XF range go on much smoother. Is there a trick to spraying a gloss coat of Tamiya Clear? I just tried using Tamiya Clear Acrylic as my gloss coat. I tend to lay thick multiple coats so it takes several months to dry! 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