Marlon
See pictures of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR
Micro Scale makes a brushable dull coat. Don't know if they'd eat tatoos though.http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=MI-3&Category_Code=FINPROD&Product_Count=10
I'd use spray. Less of a chance of snagging a decal on the brush, and pulling it.
Model Master Dullcoat in a can, or Dullcoat in a bottle for airbrushing, would be my recommendations.
I prefer the airbrush.
Rotor
Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often you won't even notice ...
I use paint thinner. I am sure others use something else. If you don't mix it right, you will get white spots on the car, engine, etc. Sometimes It works out and then sometimes it doesn't (white spots). Normally the mix is 50/50.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
mikebonellisr wrote:Do you thin the dull coat for airbrushing? If so,what do you thin it with?
I usually thin at 50/50 for most paints, usually using the recommended thinner for the paint used. ie..Model Master paint, Model Master thinner. Some paints are compatible with certain thinners, like laquer thinner or paint thinner, but some aren't. I usually use the thinner for the brand paint I'm spraying.
This is not a "Rule of Thumb" but a recommmendation. It all depends on what paint you are spraying, and the effect desired.
FWIW....I don't do water base paints. Enamel or laquer is all I shoot. If it don't cause brain damage or birth defects in California, I don't spray it!
It would depend on if it was acrylic or oil based.
Robby P. wrote: I use paint thinner. I am sure others use something else. If you don't mix it right, you will get white spots on the car, engine, etc. Sometimes It works out and then sometimes it doesn't (white spots). Normally the mix is 50/50.
Testors recommends a specific thinner for Dullcote. Check the bottle; it's specified on the label.
Craig
DMW
Testors Dullcote & Glosscote can be thinned with Scalecoat2 thinner. I only airbrush Dull/Glosscote after thinning 50%.
Microscale Microflat is water based so it shouldn't attack decals but I don't know about a temporary tattoo.
I use Krylon's matte finish #1311 in a spray can. It "eliminates glossy sheen, creates a soft, satin finish." Purchased from a local hardware store, it is much more economical than Dull Coat. I perceive the results to be equal or superior to Dull Coat, and have no financial interest in or association with the Sherwin-Williams Company.
Mark
I recently picked up a bottle of Testors Dullcote Lacquer at the LHS. Like many other places they no longer sell spray cans, so that not an option for me.
The label says, "Apply generous coats with minimum brushing...Stir before using." They recommend their thinner (of course) for thinning and cleaning and do not mention anything about air brushing.
I'll try brushing on scrap first, then maybe give it a shot in my cheap air brush. My fingers are crossed.
I haven't tried it yet, but I've got a few shells I can experiment on.