i have been noticing lately that the acrylic water based clear coats in satin and flat have been getting a blueish tint to them after they dry. its polly scale, testers model master and modelflex. any suggestions on why this is doing this?
Hi Rusty,
I have been using Polly Scale and Testors Acryl clears on top of all of my model paint work, including solvent based jobs. So far, they appear normal.
What are you using to thin your clears? (Distilled water, Distilled Water-Alcohol mix, window cleaner, etc)
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Humidity has caused a white haze for me a couple times. Was using Trstors and Krylon spray though. Don't know about a blue-ish cast.
to me though it looks blue ,its probably from the floresent lights, i might not have the mix ratio right. i wish there was a site where if you use three drops of this and one drop of that ,that it would be the correct mixture. i paint cars for a living ,its not as confusing as this. the problem is that the black color i use which is polly scale keeps looking washed out after the clear is applied.
rustycouplerto me though it looks blue ,its probably from the floresent lights, i might not have the mix ratio right. i wish there was a site where if you use three drops of this and one drop of that ,that it would be the correct mixture. i paint cars for a living ,its not as confusing as this. the problem is that the black color i use which is polly scale keeps looking washed out after the clear is applied.
Rusty,
this site might be of some help: http://billabbott.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/thinning-mixing-spraying-and-washing-with-water-based-model-paints/
Are you using flat or satin Clear? Which type of black are you spraying? If, by chance, you are using Engine Black, a flat clear on top of engine black will appear slightly "washed out" which makes for a nice weathering effect.