testors dull coat

[craigcole20b.]

just sprayed the model iam working on with testors dull coat from a can over my future gloss coat after pin washing and decals.then when i was done it dawned on me that its lacquer not acrylic.i plan on doing oil dot fading and oil filters next with klean-strip odorless mineral spirits as my thinner iam i going to run into issues with the dull coat being removed?

[TRM]

Hi Ya Craig! You should be good! Oil thinner will not break down the Lacquer clear. If you are still cautious. Let the clear coat cure and lay down an acrylic coat or Future coat. If you wick the oils out on a piece of cardboard taking most of the oils oil, the doth method will tone down any shine.

[craigcole20b.]

let me see if i understand this iam still new to this i can go ahead and do the oils as is and i should be ok?or i can put another coat of future on and the oil filters and fading will act like a dull coat?

[TRM]

Yes and ummmmm, yes. Testing is always a good thing. Worth the effort.

The oils need to be "wicked" first. This draws the oils out leaving pigment. The oils give the paint the shine.



I am making a pin wash here, but if you look at the paint on the cardboard, you can see the oils being drawn out of the pigments.



Just wait 10 or 15 minutes after you blob some down on the card and have at it. The oil paints will cure a bit faster after this as well as finishing out with a duller appearance.

[406 Silverado]

The fellas are correct. Like T has shown, apply the oils to cardboard to absorb the sinseed oil. You will then have a very flat finish with the oil paints.

[craigcole20b.]

thanks for all the help and info with this ill give the dull coat a few days of rest before i start the weathering. i have always have done a few test cards of the base coat so i dont mess things up.
all re shoot one with future and see how it turns out i have oil streaked the one with dull coat and it seams to be holding up