New Testors Dullcote

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
1

I don’t know HOW new it is, but the latest Testors Dullcote is no longer called Dullcote, it’s called Testors Clear Coat, but still carries the same catalog number.

2

I just looked at the Testor’s website and they still seem to call it Dullcote lacquer: http://www.testors.com/search?q=1160&.x=0&.y=0, item 1160X for the bottle. Where did you see the new listing?

3

Same number, just now a bi-lingual label and a different look, same stuff

4

I believe you are correct. I just bought a can and spent time looking for Dull Cote at my local Ben Franklin’s, here in town, where I used to find it. What I did find was a product from Testors called Clear Cote. Clear Cote works exactly the same way.

5

I believe this happened a couple of years ago, having found out when I was at Hobby Lobby to pick up a few of the old familiar cans - which were gone. Yikes, I had to resort to asking a clerk for help, and she pointed out the new cans.

Lots I could add about the bilingual stuff - but I won’t.

6

I was planning a trip to my nearest LHS, so I called ahead of time to make sure they had some. That’s what I was told. So, lo and behold, the guy was right. Apparently, Testors hasn’t updated their website.

7

That’s a bit bizarre, to me, Clear Coat should just be that - a covering which in general does not affect the luster of the object it coats - it coats a flat surface, the sheen stays flat, it coats a semi-gloss, the sheen staus semi-gloss, etc. - the key is that the perceived “shininess” of the object is unaffected
Dull-Cote, Gloss-Coat, Model Master Semi-Gloss - that all made sense.

Also, I swear that a Clear-Coat (as I described above) was available for a long time (years) from Testors - and it was NOT Dull-Cote is disguise.

8

I checked the cans I picked up yesterday, and there is a small label on the cap that says “Dullcote”. My guess is that the Glosscote would be on a label on the cap, as well.

9

I second that regarding it working the same. Used some today.

Duane

10

I just checked the can I got a few months back, it has a white & blue label with a translucent cap. The label says Testors Spray Laquer (and “Laca En Aerosol”), and the cap has a small label “Dullcote” right above a bar-code.