Since the begining, I’ve used only Testors Lusterless or Dullcote for flat finishing models. Lately I’ve been concidering Floquil flat-finish sprayed in through the airbrush. That seems like a good idea. Floquil gloss goes easy when preping a surface for decaling. If it works as well as that, then I’m for checking out zee flat-finish.
Polly S flat finish don’t like to mix well with whatever thinner. It always comes out uneven. Water soluble things tend to be more sensitive.
Krylon flat finish is cheaper per ounce than other matte products, but very hard to correct if you muck up with it.
Hi I swear by the polly s product now but you have to use the polly s thinners or you can end up with poor mixes or uneven coverage. Back when I was building modell tanks and planes I swore by Tamiya products but since I’ve been bitten by the train bug I’ve not used their produst since. Rob
I have only weathered my 0-6-0 P2K with chalk and Dull-coat, so that got my vote. I wish I could get the spray under better control. I produce a blast that takes 15 minutes to dry, and is so voluminous that it tends to wa***he powder down, away from where I had so carefully placed it!!!
I’ll admit I haven’t used anything but Testor’s Dullcote since I returned from the Third Crusade. I like the fact that it ‘grabs’ weathering chalk and holds it onto the surface without having to use an overspray. If something else wonderful comes along, please let me know, but for now, that ol’ debbil’ Dullcote is my choice.
Tom [:P][:P]
I use Polly Scale (the new Polly S) Flat Finish #404106. Works GREAT, dries real quick.
I just screw the bottle straight to my airbrush and spray. I just wish it came in bigger bottles.
Recently, I was using liquid dullcote on a Roundhouse box car. It was the yellow “Railbox” roadname. As I applied the dullcote to the sides, the painted letters started to run. So i stopped and thought I had ruined it .After thinking about it, I continued using the dullcote and brushing gently downward on the car over the letters. In the end the with letters some what blured, it gave it a weathered look.
Microscale’s Flat Finish (Old pre-water base) is the flatest finish I have ever seen and have been using it for 25 years. When I heard they were going the water base route due to California’s laws I bought up every bottle of gloss, flat, and thinner I could find.
