made007 Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Im new at nail polish, so im a little lost, i have tamiya clear , krylon, and a few others found at walmart but dont know for sure if they are safe, if somebody have some useful info, will be great, thanks
sbk Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 What did you thin the nail polish with? Lacquer thinner? If so, you could probably use something like Krylon Crystal Clear or Tamiya. Nail enamels are usually pretty hot, similar to auto body enamels. I've shot lots of things with nail polish thinned with lacquer thinner followed by lacquer clear coats. But.... DISCLAIMER: Test shoot on a junk piece to see how the nail polish & clear interact before spraying your model. You never know what mixing different brands will result in.
made007 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 allright ill practice first , the brand is "bettina" nail enamel, thank you
amani Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 i have used tamiya spray clear, MM wet coat clear, krylon crystal clear, on tamiya acrylics and testor enamel, even on decals without any problem, just make sure the body color is completely dry, and each clear coat is very thin. except for 1 incident with krylon clear on tamiya acrylics which cracks the acrylic as i only let it dry for only a few days. and i use tamiya lacquer thinner to thin, i never thin the krylon clear. hope this help. walmart has future, maybe target does too, but why use future if you have something better?
made007 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Posted February 12, 2011 i have used tamiya spray clear, MM wet coat clear, krylon crystal clear, on tamiya acrylics and testor enamel, even on decals without any problem, just make sure the body color is completely dry, and each clear coat is very thin. except for 1 incident with krylon clear on tamiya acrylics which cracks the acrylic as i only let it dry for only a few days. and i use tamiya lacquer thinner to thin, i never thin the krylon clear. hope this help. walmart has future, maybe target does too, but why use future if you have something better? i work at walmart, and they dont have future here, also i had the same problem as you, krylon over tamiya craked the paint
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