What’s everyone using for clear?

[mariojr]

Trying to find something budget friendly either being rattle can or automotive paint. 

[John Pol]

I been using TAMCO 2k clear but I have airbrush and this is the best clear I have used so far

[Plowboy]

I only use Tamiya TS-13.

[Miatatom]

Tamiya TS-13 or sometimes Modelmaster clears.

[BigTallDad]

2 hours ago, Plowboy said:

I only use Tamiya TS-13.

Same here

[ACR-E Doug]

Splash 2k, but you need an airbrush.

[DPNM]

I typically spray DupliColor paint (rattle can or airbrushed) or fingernail polish. I use DupliColor clear on both.

[Dave G.]

Depends what I'm clearing, you didn't specify that.

[StevenGuthmiller]

3 hours ago, DPNM said:

I typically spray DupliColor paint (rattle can or airbrushed) or fingernail polish. I use DupliColor clear on both.

Duplicolor clear straight from the can for me as well.

Easy to apply, readily available, and durable.

Good enough for me.

 

 

Steve

[Bucky]

Duplicolor Clear, or TESTORS Wet Look Clear.

[dmthamade]

Tamiya X-22 thinned with Mr Color thinner or Mr Color leveling thinner. Next would be Tamiya TS-13. All this might change doing glossy schemes.

Don

[SCRWDRVR]

Mostly Dupli-color clear and color these days... i have used Krylon recently to get a color I wanted...

[slusher]

Testors wet look clear.

[Foxer]

6 hours ago, slusher said:

Testors wet look clear.

best spray clear I've ever used

[misterNNL]

I use a 40 % off coupon to buy my Testors Wet Look clear at HL.  Still over priced but this helps a little.

[hedotwo]

Tamiya TS13 or Testors Wet Look for gloss.  Krylon Colormaster Satin for satin clear.  Testors Dullcote for dead flat clear.

[Bainford]

None. Polishing is your friend.

[Trendsetta68]

HOK 2k clear 4 me ... airbrushed... same can and hardener for years...

[Deathgoblin]

Duplicolor clear for me too.  Easy to get and work with.

[Tom Geiger]

Testors Dullcote!   Yea, I'm really not a shiny guy!

When I do a shiny paint job, in most cases the paint itself gives off what I call the proper "in scale shine". In real life cars are not mirror shiny unless they are show cars.  The only times I will use a clear coat is when the color coat requires one, as I do use a lot of Duplicolor automotive paint.  For instance my recent 1950 Ford Jitney bus used a Duplicolor red that dried flat, as it was a two part color on the 1:1 car.  In that case I used Tamiya TS13 which comes out perfect every time!

[tbill]

Testors ultra gloss clear.