[strangepork]

tekken, on Dec 14 2008, 03:07 PM, said:

fricken awesome tutorial , when i tried panel lining before i never clear coated and when i tried wiping the paint it would smudge alot , now i know what to do

Howdy!!!

Yes.. If you read above, I did find that turpenoid will not remove your acyrlic paint. You dont even need to clear coat it. The turpenoid will not eat your paint and it wipes off easily.

Cheers and good luck!!!

[Jonosaur]

Sorry for bumping an old thread.

If my base coat is Acrylic paint, what can I do my washes/clear coat with?
Or do do washes, will I have to switch all my base coats to enamel?
I'm using all Tamiya paints and I've never seen this "Future" product you guys have mentioned throughout this thread. Can I have some alternative suggestions/type of clear coat I need?

[MarkW]

Future would be the way to go if you have an airbrush. Where do you live? Other products vary by region.

[Jonosaur]

MarkW, on Aug 25 2009, 09:23 PM, said:

Future would be the way to go if you have an airbrush. Where do you live? Other products vary by region.

I live in Australia.
I'll continue to look for Future, but I've come up with nothing so far.

[MarkW]

I believe in Commonwealth countries it is called Kleer. Either way, an enamel wash done with lighter fluid or mineral spirits should be a great way to go. Just be sure to test the combination. Even though enamel thinners shouldn't hurt fully cured acrylics, I reserve the right to be mistaken on your critical application!

One thing you can't do is an acrylic wash or a lacquer wash over acrylics. Both lacquers and acrylics can be attacked by alcohol, and that would be a mud mixing mess. Another option would be watercolors.

Personally, I'd recommend oil paints with mineral spirits. Quality oil paints thin wonderfully and have fine pigments, which means they flow wonderfully, better IMO than enamels.

[Jonosaur]

Thank you MarkW! That's exactly what I needed to know. Thank you very much. I'll post up the results when I have the chance.

[MSN-04]

very good tutorial, too bad i didnt look at this before panel lining my space yamato now i have to repaint some parts...... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUC!

[ianthegamer]

"I believe in Commonwealth countries it is called Kleer. Either way, an enamel wash done with lighter fluid or mineral spirits should be a great way to go. Just be sure to test the combination. Even though enamel thinners shouldn't hurt fully cured acrylics, I reserve the right to be mistaken on your critical application!

One thing you can't do is an acrylic wash or a lacquer wash over acrylics. Both lacquers and acrylics can be attacked by alcohol, and that would be a mud mixing mess. Another option would be watercolors.

Personally, I'd recommend oil paints with mineral spirits. Quality oil paints thin wonderfully and have fine pigments, which means they flow wonderfully, better IMO than enamels."

okay i was same issue. i have used acrylics and coated it with an krylon acrylic flat clear coat. i will be using oil paints and turponoid to thin the oil paint out to make the wash but once you do it do you clear coat the wash? and what would i use to clear coat the wash? the acrylic Krylon clear coat or something else?

[MarkW]

Don't forget the cardinal rule--washes go over GLOSS coat. Water runs over glass, not a sponge. A flat coat will suck the wash out of the panel lines.

[ianthegamer]

MarkW, on 06 February 2010 - 08:28 AM, said:

Don't forget the cardinal rule--washes go over GLOSS coat. Water runs over glass, not a sponge. A flat coat will suck the wash out of the panel lines.

can you than coat that with a flat?

[MarkW]

Yep. Re-read the very first line of the very first post in this thread.