griffrat
Commander
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 | | 08/15/2005 7:31 PM |
| | recovered topic 7386 | |
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griffrat
Commander
3506 Posts
| | 08/15/2005 7:31 PM |
| | For sealing metal minis I have always used a figure flat/dull coat. You can find various brands at Wal-Mart and or the craft type shops as well as your FLGS....[)] | |
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Corim Danex
Warlord
6621 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 08/15/2005 8:11 PM |
| | What about sealing the paint on repainted DDM? | |
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Dragon Snack
Warrior
285 Posts
| | 08/15/2005 10:53 PM |
| I use Plaid Clear Acrylic Sealer Matte (CS200306) that I picked up at WalMart (cheap) for my first coat or two (depending on how much use/abuse the mini may get). It's not very Matte IMO, so after that I use Testors DullCote (1260) to knock down the shine.
Some people use the gloss sealer first because they say it gives a harder coating, I use it because it lets me seal the mini with 3 coats without blowing through my Dull Cote (which I've never found on the cheap and always comes in the little spray cans). | |
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 08/16/2005 9:11 AM |
| I am going to have to check that DullCote.
Right now I am using Delta Matte Ext/Int Varnish. It is ok but still a bit shinny [:(] | |
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dm5
Sneak
81 Posts
Midwest, USA
| | 08/17/2005 12:28 AM |
| | For a faux aged look (like pulp fiction figs) try spar varnish then dull coat. The varnish will add a slight sepia tone and is UV safe. | |
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Drakkengi
Sergeant
890 Posts
| | 08/19/2005 2:14 PM |
| | Okay, so I sprayed a Matte finish on my minis and now it's all sticky. Does that go away with time or is there something else I should put on over that? | |
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japakar
Sneak
97 Posts
| | 08/19/2005 4:38 PM |
| Like any type of paint or substance thats aerosal... let it dry!
It should dry and feel just like plastic once its finished drying. Like paint on a wall and such. 2 hours later its not runny its sticky, 5 hours after that its dry.
If it stays sticky, id move it somewhere dryer... | |
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Drakkengi
Sergeant
890 Posts
| | 08/19/2005 5:16 PM |
| | It's in a dry place a day later and still has a stick to it. Oh well, I can live with it. | |
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 08/19/2005 5:20 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Drakkengi
It's in a dry place a day later and still has a stick to it. Oh well, I can live with it.
I had the same problem with a spray sealer I used once on the Harbinger Ogre (hence he looks sweaty) I just gave it a coat of the brush on one and the stickiness went away once it dried. | |
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Drakkengi
Sergeant
890 Posts
| | 08/19/2005 5:41 PM |
| | Thanks, I'll try that. | |
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griffrat
Commander
3506 Posts
| | 08/20/2005 8:05 PM |
| As a word of caution to those folks (like myself) who live in a high humidity area. Sometimes the mate sealer will "frost" over. This is just a sign that you have to much moisture in the air. Either, wait until the humidity goes down or stop and spray some gloss sealer and then follow up with a couple of shots of a matte to knock the shine down.
I have not done this but I have see the effect from other painters here in the K.C. area who I trust for tips and information. I have gone through some frosting on some figs. It looks like snow so I let it ride. I figure that it would be good to throw this info out there in case anyone ran into problems...[)] | |
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