Okay, I've got a noob question (Sorry if this has been covered before. I couldn't find it with SEARCH).
Picked up a rattlecan of white to use as a primer/undercoat for a mostly red Macross fighter (with white stripes showing through). Unfortunately I discovered too late that it was gloss (they need to label these things!). Is it safe to overspray this with matte red and will a clear dull coat kill the gloss? Ir would I be better off just stripping it off and repaint from scratch?
Dull paint over gloss?
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Dull paint over gloss?
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Joseph Osborn
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Re: Dull paint over gloss?
You were not specific about the brand of gloss paint your are using, but you should not have a problem. It sounds like you already have the gloss white paint on there successfully, so your best bet is to leave it and then paint your red stripes and follow up with your clear flat. Just make sure your chemistry for the next paint coats will be safe with the gloss white. Try to avoid Testors Dullcoat if at all possible because it seems to eat everything it is sprayed over.Pandaphil wrote:Okay, I've got a noob question (Sorry if this has been covered before. I couldn't find it with SEARCH).
Picked up a rattlecan of white to use as a primer/undercoat for a mostly red Macross fighter (with white stripes showing through). Unfortunately I discovered too late that it was gloss (they need to label these things!). Is it safe to overspray this with matte red and will a clear dull coat kill the gloss? Ir would I be better off just stripping it off and repaint from scratch?
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Oops sorry. It was Testors 'Bright White'. And yeah, except for some touch ups, the entire model is a nice glossy white. :p
Basically I'll be masking off the nosecone and white wing and fuselage stripes, then oversprayed the entire thing with matte red.
Basically I'll be masking off the nosecone and white wing and fuselage stripes, then oversprayed the entire thing with matte red.
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Maybe, I've had problems spraying matt paints over gloss white. One time I ran out of gloss white in a spraycan and used flat to finish up after the gloss dried, the flat cracked when it dried.
Are you using a spraycan for the matt red or are you airbrushing it?
I've found that you can airbrush matt paints over gloss paints, but spraycans are iffy, just go with light coats.
Ken
Are you using a spraycan for the matt red or are you airbrushing it?
I've found that you can airbrush matt paints over gloss paints, but spraycans are iffy, just go with light coats.
Ken
