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MM Acrylic Flat Clear = Gloss??
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011 - 04:59 AM UTC
I have recently heard that Testor's Model Masters Acrylic Flat Clear is suppose to be dead flat. So I thought I would give it a try, thinned with a little Tamiya Acrylic Thinner(which I use most of the time with no problems) and airbrushed it on. So what do I get, a gloss finish! I have used the Tamiya thinner with other MM Acrylics and no problem. Is it possible the flat clear and thinner don't work well together?

Just wondering?
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011 - 08:26 AM UTC
That's odd. I've used MM flat clear plenty before. I thin with isopropyl alchohol though.
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011 - 09:27 AM UTC
I too use MM flat clear. Thin it with regular paint thinner and have never had a problem with it.
melonhead
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011 - 09:41 AM UTC
only thing i could think of is incompatibility between the two
Bigrip74
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011 - 10:04 AM UTC
Probably a mismarked bottle of gloss, damn machines.

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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011 - 02:18 PM UTC
Did you stir or shake it well before you used it?The matting agent settles out fairly quickly.
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011 - 03:41 PM UTC
Yeah, you've got to have that stuff seriously mixed for it to dry really flat. Shoot it unthinned, too.
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