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AFV Painting & Weathering
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Enamel / acrylics
abeumer
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Joined: February 28, 2013
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Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 03:03 AM UTC
Hi there,
i have for the first time used MR.HOBBY acrylics with my airbrush and quite happy with the result. As the paint looks a bit "glossy" i consider to use TESTORS DULL COTE enamel to overspay.

Has anybody experience using enamels painting over acrylics?
Will there be any problems? The acrylic paint has been dryinf for about 3 days.

Kind regards from germany

Alfred
Tojo72
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Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 03:04 AM UTC
It is not a problem
viper29_ca
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Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 05:05 AM UTC
Provided your previous coats are completely cured (IE: not just dried, but cured), then you should be able to put anything over it.

3 days is more than enough to cure an acrylic, so you should be good to go.
chumpo
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Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 04:48 AM UTC
An added benefit , if it's enamel over acrylic you can clean up any problems with the paint by using a brush dampened with enamel thinner . It's great way to do tires by hand , airbrush the tires then hand paint the rim and any spills on the tires are easily cleaned up . You get up close with the rim .
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