My last post just disappeared. Its quite amazing that this thread has become serious. Has the trauma of the move knocked everyone sensible ?
Daler Rowney soluble matt varnish is the best i've ever used. Better than W&N in my opinion,. Strangely for an acrylic you thin it with white spirit though.
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I've found you can get away without varnishing on plastic figures as the paint bonds quite strongly to them. I'm not sure i could cope without varnishing metals though
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I'm a Testors Dullkote man, never failed me.
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Oh, that was a landmark article, martin, which an annoying number of of people appear to have missed. Or forgotten,. Or ignored. Personally, I think we should fine them £10 each.
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it was a very good article and i remember it well so i'm keeping my tenner
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Me tooSlugbalancer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:07 am I like the Winsor & Newton Galleria range. Comes in gloss, satin & matt.
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I'm firmly a Matt Cote man, including the home-mixing with talc and distilled turpentine.
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It depends how much of it he drinks...vexillia wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:51 pmI use white spirit to thin the varnish. Do you see extra benefits with the turps?Wg Cdr Luddite wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:13 pmI'm firmly a Matt Cote man, including the home-mixing with talc and distilled turpentine.
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Drink?
I've been doing it all wrong then as I've been bathing in it and putting it on my cornflakes
I've been doing it all wrong then as I've been bathing in it and putting it on my cornflakes
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It's a more powerful solvent than turps. Can even be applied 48 hrs after to re-dissolve frosting.