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Imperial Creative Engineering => Custom Questions => Topic started by: Hand So Low on July 11, 2014, 05:34:03 AM
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Hey all. I've finally started on 2 non-SW customs. I've primered them, now onto painting.
I bought some jars of Tamiya paints. I painted some black on one, and even after drying, the color is super shiny. I'd like to have my characters look like they've seen some battles. Is there a method or an additive I can use to get the shine out of this paint?
FYI the label says "BLACK X-1". Nothing about gloss or flat.
Thank you in advance.
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Try a clear matte varnish over your paint work that you don't want to be shiny. I do like 5 or 6 coats and it seems to protect from scratching as well. One coat however is enough to take the shine off.
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Try a clear matte varnish over your paint work that you don't want to be shiny. I do like 5 or 6 coats and it seems to protect from scratching as well. One coat however is enough to take the shine off.
Thank you DS, I will do that. I read somewhere about buffing, too, but I can't imagine it would be uniform at all. I will post about my progress. Thanks again.
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Tamiya X-1 is gloss black. Tamiya XF-1 is flat (matte) black. Here's the colour chart, hope it helps:
http://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/feature.php?article-id=72#.U96QCst1HqA
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Tamiya X-1 is gloss black. Tamiya XF-1 is flat (matte) black. Here's the colour chart, hope it helps:
http://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/feature.php?article-id=72#.U96QCst1HqA
Thank you. Bookmarked. I'm gonna head out this week and get a jar of XF-1.