Matt varnish recommendations please

[Guest]

Ok, so my bottle of Xtracolor matt varnish (smells like Humbrol) is on its way out (if not gone minging already).

Matt varnish/coat/cote is not something I hear a lot of talk about, so I thought I'd see what your recommendations were. So I'm looking for a replacement - Now I've always been impressed by the finish of this stuff however being spirit based and needing white spirit/turps to clean and thin, if I can get the same quality and resilience from an acrylic product, I'd rather use it. Other than that, the only disadvantage I can report is that the packaging (soft crappy polythene bottle) was pretty poor...

The replacement must be readily available in the UK, and must not need the sale of a kidney to purchase.

Thanks in advance, hit me with them ideas......

Stuart

[Guest]

Tried Xtracrylics?

[Guest]

Lifecolor is truely matt, no smell, brushes and airbrushes perfectly. Cheers Derek

[stona]

I use Vallejo these days.

Steve

[Guest]

Might try and get hold of lifecolor, or Xtracrylic. Both easy to deal with. Anyone used one after the other and able to compare?

Thanks

[Guest]

Vallejo gets my vote too, the finish is flatter than a witches tit.

[papa 695]

I use and recommend Vallejo

[Guest]

Vallejo works pretty good for me too , although I`ve never tried lifecolor or xtracrylics

[Vaughan]

I use Vallejo too.

Vaughan

[Guest]

Got Vallejo on another forum too. Looks like we have a wiener.... no? just me then.

Right John gimme some of your fast delivery action

Cheers for the help lads!

Stuart

[Guest]

the Vallejo, do you brush or spray it on?

[stona]

the Vallejo, do you brush or spray it on?

I've only ever sprayed it but I don't see why it couldn't be brushed. I'll defer to someone who has tried it though.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

next question, how do you clean it out of the brush afterwards, is it the same as vallejo air paint?

[Ian M]

First off start buy washing out with plenty of water; pour it in the cup swish it around with a paint brush and POUR it out. Then run a few cups of water through the airbrush. Then clean it with airbrush cleaner.

The only bad thing I can find with Vallejo varnishes is they are a pain to clean up after!!! Other than that they are the bees knees.

Ian M

[MORIARTY1177]

Well I'm going to throw one more into the pot as I'm a fan of Tamiya spray varnishes. I use both the matt and semi gloss and always get good results + there's no clean up after. I guess they're not the cheapest but for around £5 a can they usual do 3-4 1/48 planes.

Regards

Chris