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Flat base and wash problem

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Maciek - 26 Jun 2006 09:32 GMT
Hi,
I used tamiya flat base to turn my gloss ping into flat pink - worked
perfectly
(both Tamiya)
Then I washed the model in black - and the paint turned glossy :(
Can I use flat base somehow to restore flatness? I tried painting it but
this dries white.
Maybe strongly diluted flat base?
Or should I but something else - can anyone recommend a paint that can be
easily painted over to increase flatness?
It cannot be Testors/Gunze/Polly - i havent seen those in Polish e-shops, at
least not in those I buy paints.
So it can be Pactra/Humbrol/Vallejo/Tamiya.

I have someting called matte varnish from Vallejo - but it is difficult in
use. One have to paint in very quickly and touch area only once - it is very
inconvienient. I already made one model looking ugly after painting it with
this varnis.

Maciek
Blackbird - 26 Jun 2006 09:56 GMT
Flat base cannot be painted on its own.  Mix it with some Tamiya gloss and
try painting with that.

> Hi,
> I used tamiya flat base to turn my gloss ping into flat pink - worked
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
>
> Maciek
Maciek - 26 Jun 2006 10:59 GMT
> Flat base cannot be painted on its own.  Mix it with some Tamiya gloss and
> try painting with that.

Ok thanks, I will try that.

Maciek
Kevin(Bluey) - 26 Jun 2006 11:40 GMT
> Hi,
> I used tamiya flat base to turn my gloss ping into flat pink - worked
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
>
> Maciek

Flat base is supposed to be added to gloss paints to make them flat.
I got these mixes from some other person sometime ago.

(10) Ten parts Tamiya clear to (1) one part flat base for a flat finish.
(15) Fifteem parts Tamiya clear to (1) One part flat base for a semi gloss.

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