Good clear coat for Mr Metal Color

[dmac99]

Hi all, 

I spent a long time airbrushing some 1/24 wheels that I had stripped using bleach. 

I'll share the results when the wheels are fully done. 

The full process was strip chrome --> clean & dry --> tamiya liquid surface primer --> mr color C2 Gloss black --> Mr Color Super Metallic (Super Chrome Silver SM206) --> Tamiya X-22 clear. 

So the X-22 clear is a good way to protect the fragile metallic finish without reducing the shine very much. 

Just wanted to put it out there that in my testing the Tamiya X-22 clear gloss did not reduce the metallic shine anywhere near as much as lacquer based clear coats such as the Mr Color GX UV-Cut gloss clear. 

I did a spoon test and while the GX UV cut gloss drastically dulled the appearance, the X-22 still looks pretty shiny. 

 

 

 

Edited July 29, 2021 by dmac99

[bisc63]

Wow! That's interesting, a clear that protects without dulling is a Grail product for model builders, as most "chrom-ey" paints seem to be delicate to the inevitable touch.

[Rodent]

What did you thin the X-22 with?

[GMP440]

Have you considered airbrushing with Molotow?

 

[GMP440]

Another.

 

 

[GMP440]

Sorry I never answered your question.   I would give Duplicolor engine enamel clear a try.  When I clear my bodies the foiled scripts shimmer very well.