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Has anyone mixed a flat dust overspray with Tamiya Acrylics?
June 3 2009 at 3:42 PM
(Login jhe56) Missing-Lynx members from IP address 128.183.195.99
For years I used Floquil 'Dust' as a flat overspray on Models that I painted with enamels. Airbrushing a light coat gave me a great dead-flat look that also dulled the intensity of the colors, while heavier coats gave in increasingly dusty look.
However, Floquil Railroad Colors have gotten harder and harder to find, and don't seem to work very well when sprayed over Acrylics. I recently tried spraying Dust over an LVT-2 painted with Tamiya acrylics, and instead of getting the expected dead flat finish, what I ended up with was a semi-gloss sheen. I imagine this was a reaction between the Floquil and the Tamiya Acrylic.
So, I'm looking for a replacement. I know that Testors/Floquil makes "Dust" in the Polly-scale line, but I have never had good luck airbrushing Polly-S/Polly-Scale paints. The airbrush clean-up is a nightmare. What I'm looking for is a mixture that I can spray over acrylics to give me similar results to what I got with Floquil Dust over enamels. I've thought about trying to mix Flat base with clear and a buff or yellow shade, and then thinning it way down.
Has anyone tried this who can give me any ideas/pointers.
