colvinbackshop I have used Dullcote forever and it truly is magic!!! I’ve used it under, over and with all sort of paint and have never had a problem…However, it should be noted that Dullcoat being a lacquer can and most often will be affected by alcohol, making a whitish, very dull, bleaching, ash looking type of “thing”. This is actually good in some weathering projects I’ve done, but should be noted as “Do not over-coat with an alcohol base” if you don’t want that bleaching!
The solution for the bleaching is to just give it another coat of dullcote to neutralize it.
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I have used Dullcote forever and it truly is magic!!!
I’ve used it under, over and with all sort of paint and have never had a problem…
When weathering you always start out with dullcote. Always. You can put acrylics & oil over it just fine. As for solvents, you would need to airbrush them, or carefully drybrush. Otherwise you run the risk of eating through the original layer of dullcote.
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I have used Dullcoat for a long time on anything you might imagine, and never had an issue with it. It covers oil and acrylic based paints really well, and I have used it on rolling stock trucks to dull the shine and they look quite respectable as a result. I have also mixed it 50/50 with Glosscoat to give a semi-gloss finish to some projects.
dstarr DullCote has some magic. It goes over everything, solvent based, water based, acrylic, decals, and just works. I have once tried a can of clear satin somthingorother and it crinkled my decals. I've stuck with Dull Cote ever since.
DullCote has some magic. It goes over everything, solvent based, water based, acrylic, decals, and just works. I have once tried a can of clear satin somthingorother and it crinkled my decals. I've stuck with Dull Cote ever since.
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What about 'under"?
I vaguely recall reading somewhere that someone liked to spray it over shiny new plastic freight cars as a 'base' for weathering.
If that is the case, could you put acrylics & solvents on top of it?? - (I guess so since you can spray over it).
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I am trying to find out what paint types you can use with Testors Dullcote.
Can it go under & over Acrylics?
Same question re solvent based paints.
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