reasearchhound Anyone use it in place of Testors' Dullcote? Thoughts?
Anyone use it in place of Testors' Dullcote? Thoughts?
Mike
I use Krylon crystal clear flat and it seems to work just as good as Model Master lusterless flat that I used to use as I prefered that to Dullcoat which under certain circimstances could cloud up.
And since Testors is now owned by Rustoleum, I wouldn't be surprised if Dullcote and Rustoleum's clear flat formulas are exactly the same.
I've used a number of Krylon products over the years. I don’t have or use an airbrush, so to avoid brush painting I use rattle cans. If course, I can't keep track of marketing words for paint any more than I can for laundry detergent or olive oil, so I don’t know what's in the garage right now.
I've generally been happier with Krylon than some of the secondary brands like Valspar. I use Krylon spray to seal home-made decals before application, or to seal weathering powders after application.
Dul-cote has a gritty look once it's applied. Non-hobby products don't have that.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
richhotrain Why not just use Testor's Dullcote? Rich
Why not just use Testor's Dullcote?
Rich
Well, it is much more available (at least around here), and you get a lot more than you do in a Testors mini can. But mainly I was just curious if anyone has used it with any success.
Never in a million years, prefer not to use Dullcote either.
Have always used Scalecoat of Floquil clear flat and gloss.
So hopefully Scalecoat comes back before I run out.
The only model train thing I paint with a rattle can are Athearn underframe weights.
Sheldon
Alton Junction