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Re: Dullcote

Martin Young
 

Just to continue this discussion of dull or semi-gloss finishes.

My wife is a quilter and while we were at a fabric/craft store I wandered off while she was shopping and ended up in the paint section. In that section was a product called "Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X Ultra Cover". It came in four mixes, gloss, semi-gloss, satin and matte. Most freight cars in N Scale come from the manufacturer with a semi-gloss (or satin) paint with very glossy lettering. I found the satin did a very good job of evening that all out and giving the entire car the same sheen. Even before weathering the car looked more realistic.

Marty
San Diego, CA

---- "James E Kubanick jekuban@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...> wrote:

John,
I have not had any problems with spraying MEK thinned Dullcoat over acryllics. Having said that, I do make sure the acrylic is well cured and I apply the thinned Dullcoat with a light flash coat, allow that to flash off, then follow that with a full coat of Dullcoat. The idea is to allow the flash coat to have some solvent bite into the acrylic and form a barrier coat, once dry to the touch, for the final coat I suspect acetone would work as well, or better, as it has a faster evaporation rate than MEK.
Jim


On Sunday, January 22, 2017 4:03 PM, "e27ca@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...> wrote:


  Does spraying Dullcote thinned with either MEK or lacquer thinner cause any problems when applied over acrylic paints?
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