Evening all!
I am planning on painting a Nato camouflage scheme with Tamiya's green lacquer spray paint and handpaint tamiya's acrylic black and brown. To blend the camouflage scheme together I was planning on using an AK or MIG filter.
I know the filter is best used on a matte surface, but will the dried filter leave a glossy surface that needs to be matted down again? And will the filter be compatible with the acrylic or do I need to protect the surface? Is the filter able to make a glossy surface matte?
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Cookiescool2
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Posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 - 06:10 AM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 - 07:28 AM UTC
I can answer one part,Mig and AK filters are enamel,so they will be fine on your acrylics.
The filter my need to be matted again.
No,the filter will not turn a gloss surface matte.
The filter my need to be matted again.
No,the filter will not turn a gloss surface matte.
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Posted: Friday, December 25, 2015 - 03:19 AM UTC
Thanks for the help Anthony! Would an acrylic filter leave a glossy/satin finish or be able to matte a glossy surface?
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Posted: Friday, December 25, 2015 - 05:40 AM UTC
I haven't seen an of-the-shelf acrylic filter but no, it won't make a glossy surface matte. Best would be slight satin if the filter is heavy on the paint component.
Here's a tip I do to avoid too much painting and coating back and forth (yeah I have limited time with models). Try using a satin varnish/coat. Satin will be able to accept washes, decals, filters, and pigments to a certain extent so that you don't have to go back and forth with a matte for filter, then gloss for decals, then matte for pigments, then back to your final coat.
Here's a tip I do to avoid too much painting and coating back and forth (yeah I have limited time with models). Try using a satin varnish/coat. Satin will be able to accept washes, decals, filters, and pigments to a certain extent so that you don't have to go back and forth with a matte for filter, then gloss for decals, then matte for pigments, then back to your final coat.