is there a formula using tamiya clear colors to make that weird teal color on the armored windows on MRAPS and other such velicles I used the armored glass color from alclad but it seems to fog up the clear plastic

Look at Alclad II paints made in the UK, but found here they make an Armored glass color.
Pretty nice really.

https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/tools/alclad/tool_alclad2_alc408.shtml

Cheers

Jeff

I tried it when i brushed it on it seemed to fog up the clear plastic

Drop of food colouring added to clear gloss.

Gary

I use lighting filters cut to size. A $7 sheet will last you about 10 years.

https://shop.vls.com/mobile/roscolux-395-teal-green-color-filter

Air brush applied paint , and can be used by brush if done lightly, I did not a problem, strange it messed your up plastic .Maybe try a coat of future first.Kind of dark that filter is it not?

what colors do you mix to make teal?

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A bit lighter in real life. But there are hundreds to choose from ie greenish ones for armoured glass with metal oxides etc.

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so i could get away with using tamiya clear green?

Available as Teal colour so no mixing required.

Gary

Are these self sticking? I bought some tinting used in car windshields which the color was perfect, but I couldn't get it to stick to the plastic

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From whom please

Teal is a mixture of Blue and Green. In theory, equal amounts of Blue and Green give Cyan. Teal is greener, so maybe 2:1 Green:Blue? I have Clear Blue but no Clear Green so I can't try it myself.

I used he alclad amored glass on all mine. Never any issues.

Nick, try coloredfilms.com. It is window tint and comes in many colors so no mixing is necessary! They sell samples that are two 8" x 10" sheets for around two dollars. There is enough to do a lifetime of models in one sample. They are crystal clear when applied. Sprays will always be foggy and keep you from seeing all the work you put into the interior. I did an earlier thread about this product. You can find it pretty easily. I got a ton of colors to experiment. It is so easy to use.

Regards,

Eric

For anyone in the UK I found a similar thing on eBay here. 4" square samples in a range of colours for £0.99 ea. For domestic rather than car windows but I imagine is basically the same thing. I've just ordered a bunch: 10 different, in fact. This seller has 2 blues, 3 greens and turquoise but I also got some red shades.

http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/active-windows

Other sellers may be available .........

IMHO, brush painting window tints is never going to look right. The greenish tint is natural to the glass and is full-depth. It's a function of the production process, not a coating.

Many craft-type hobby shops (e.g Hobbycraft in the UK) sell specific transparent glass paint: that might be worth a try. Re Alclad, I'd be worried about putting any hydrocarbon solvent on any clear plastic.