Gloss Acrylic Varnish?

[Del640]

I hear very positive results for VMS varnish which I think may be water based?
Don’t quote me on it though !

I used VMS varnishes, they purport to be used straight from the bottle into the airbrush.
Well, they don't, it clogs up very quickly.

Even when thinned it's not very airbrush friendly and as already mentioned you have to put it on very thick, overall quite a messy affair which is unusual for VMS as Thier products are usually excellent.

I'm now using Vallejo Mecha which IS bottle to airbrush friendly and gives a lovely finish (as long as you shake it really well!!!)

Del

[Dave Ward]

I've got some MiG Lucky Gloss Varnish on order - all these gloss finish cars I've been making has meant that my gloss varnish bottle has emptied very quickly!
Dave

[David Lovell]

Where to start ,I've only ever used floor polish as a varnish coat and even then only if I thought about it,always put filters and then washes etc just over the bare acrylic always wondering why the varnish coat ,apart from a bit of decal silver its worked without for me ,have started to muck about a bit with oils so began to think that perhaps a coat of something might help so as mentioned earlier I'd a un used bottle of mig lucky satin varnish and would give my findings?
So? Bottle says no need to thin? Gives a recommended psi apply in light passes allowing five minuets between coats. Not trusting I made a few passes on the under side , it all pooled into little blobs , rude words followed but pushed it about with just air through the brush this smoothed it out , so next dropped the pressure still got the beading but nowhere near as bad ,mmmm show it the bin ? Na dropped the pressure again put seven drops in the cup and a couple of brush loads of water and mixed it up and went again almost there , found the further out you spray from ,passing not quickly but not hanging about I got a very gentle coat laid down , by my reckoning you'd need to build up five or six coats ,not fun and could be time better spent still got some on . I'm not giving up perhaps next time I'll use a little bit of self l leveling thinner, if it thins acrylic paint why not acrylic varnish,I cant recomend it but won't condem it just yet. Dave


You can see the end of the barrel is flat ,that's where it was held whilst applying varnish.

[Guest]

Hi David. I use Vallejo satin polyurethene/acrylic.

Very forgiving self levelling if you over do it a bit. Just one coat. 20PSI & keep the brush moving.

I start one side with a lightish coat then the other then first with a full coat. Finished in one.

Laurie

[BattleshipBob]

Like Del, been using VMS varnish but with no problems, very good shake, no thinning, no problems with airbrushing.

Really like the products

[David Lovell]

Hi David. I use Vallejo satin polyurethene/acrylic.

Very forgiving self levelling if you over do it a bit. Just one coat. 20PSI & keep the brush moving.

I start one side with a lightish coat then the other then first with a full coat. Finished in one.

Laurie

Thanks Laurie as I said I had a bottle and would let the boys know what I thought ,çouldnt belive how low the pressure was and in the end how far from the model I got still its all a learning curve and at the end of the day its only a peice of plastic (I know lovingly crafted then ruined )but no one was hurt except your own expectations.
A lot of the chaps have mentioned the VMS varnish watched a video on YouTube christ the bloke lashed it on like you'd never belive but the end result was impressive. Once again thanks for your thoughts every little helps said the woman as she p'd in the sea ,it all helps stay safe. Dave.

[Dave Ward]

Thanks for all the replies - I'm got a bottle of the Mig Lucky Gloss Varnish - although I'm not planning anything with a gloss finish for a while.................
Dave