Bomber_County Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 All. Having just finished the decals on my P38, I need to seal them before weathering. I used Extracolour enamels and found I had a new bottle (albeit 20 years old) of Xtracolour Matt varnish. I think using acrylic varnish over the the top is a no no………so if I use the Xtracolour varnish does anyone know the thinning ratio. I presume use white spirit? Thanks in advance….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I use Xtracolor's own thinner and the thinning ratio makes a big difference to how matt the finish is currently I am using a 2 to 1 mix thinners to varnish. Cheers Dennis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bomber_County Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Spitfire said: I use Xtracolor's own thinner and the thinning ratio makes a big difference to how matt the finish is currently I am using a 2 to 1 mix thinners to varnish. Cheers Dennis Thanks Dennis, Unfortunately I do not have their thinners as I use white spirits as they suggest for their paint range. Would white spirits work?………. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Thanks Dennis, Unfortunately I do not have their thinners as I use white spirits as they suggest for their paint range. Would white spirits work?………. Never tried it but others have and it seems to work fine, the varnish is quite thick and requires some serious stirring though. Cheers Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Spitfire said: Never tried it but others have and it seems to work fine, the varnish is quite thick and requires some serious stirring though. Cheers Dennis Thanks Dennis, it does seem quite viscous…….wish me luck…… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 To report that the varnish went down a treat. I pulled out my old cheap Chinese airbrush and put a 0.5 into it. With a ratio of 2 to 1 it sprayed perfectly……….looks great IMHO and now a good base for weathering…….may use this over acrylic (Vallejo) in the future if it works over a different base…… 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 5 hours ago, Bomber_County said: To report that the varnish went down a treat. I pulled out my old cheap Chinese airbrush and put a 0.5 into it. With a ratio of 2 to 1 it sprayed perfectly……….looks great IMHO and now a good base for weathering…….may use this over acrylic (Vallejo) in the future if it works over a different base…… Thank goodness for that. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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