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| Product # | MGP9100 |
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| Suggested Retail Price | $74.95 USD |
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| Vonkluge1941 writes: |
Being a long time painter and a pretty experienced one with a lot of painting done outside the miniatures world using Krylon A LOT my two cents is this. Krylon is a VERY strong paint with a VERY strong solvent base. This and the fact that the preceding coats of WATER based or thinner based paints were not completely dry or thin allowed the "solvents" to penetrate and attack the PLASTIC of the model directly. This attack has the effect of softening the plastic causing it to expand cracking paint and then slowly drying but never to thru original size. I have had this happen on several projects and usually with the same type of plastic used in Starship Trooper models. The crackling happened on the underside of the model this is consistent, since the gloss Krylon gathers there because of gravity and thus takes longer to dry and has more time to affect the model. All the other answers you have received before are valid but probably not in this case. Regards, Bill Witthans |
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| 21 April 2005 | page first published |
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Comments or corrections?
I'm no expert, but from what I understand about inks, you need to apply a clearcoat afterwards to "seal" the inks in place. Which in a sense was a shame, since I liked the "glossy" look from the inks... but on the other hand, the model looked inconsistent as it was since there were glossy inked areas and flatter painted areas, so a clearcoat would unify everything.
Normally I'm a big proponent of Testors Dullcote - a very, very flat spray clearcoat - but in this case I wanted some sheen, without going overboard glossy. So I used Krylon Matte Finish, which, according to the can:
Eliminates Glossy Sheen
Creates a Soft, Satin Finish
I sprayed the bottom first, let it dry, then sprayed the top, let it dry, and then did a touch-up spray. I tried to use very little spray, just enough to coat.
To my surprise, the clearcoat actually lightened the model (I'm used to a darkening effect!).
The Matte Finish also provided just the level of sheen I wanted.
One unexpected result was some paint cracking - or crackling - on the Warrior Bug's underside. Perhaps I hit it with too much of the clearcoat all at once? Or is it from too much ink wash? I'll have to watch it on my next few models, and see if they have the same reaction.
