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Tips for PolyScale. I apply at a higher pressure than I typically paint. 30ish instead of 20ish. Apply a thin mist of dullcoat, don't let it collect anywhere. You want to just change the sheen, not cover it like paint. I've never needed more than two coats of PolyScale Dull over the glossiest surfa...

I would use a wash of some sort. An acrylic wash over testors glosscoat is what I used here: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/kenshepard/Models/IMG_3767.jpg This was the last time I used an acrylic wash. I have recently converted to mineral spirt and oil paint washes only. I apply them over an...

I have always had good results with the Testors laquers (glosscoat and dullcoat) sprayed from a rattle can. It's great not to have to clean my airbrush when I'm done using them! Recently I have started using oil paint and mineral spirit washes so I swithched to polly scale acrylic flat and gloss. It...