Best Matt coat?

[1975GinjaNinja]

First I apologise for what is probably a very fast question. As I'm fairly new to this hobby and have never put a matt coat down on a model yet I thought I would ask proles opinions on what is the best product for a matt coat.

I use mainly Tamiya and Mr hobby acrylics and have used Humbrol clear gloss but plan in the future to use alclad aqua gloss. All from an airbrush. So is there a product which is head and shoulders better than others out there for the final matt coat?

Cheers in advance

Nige

[Nev]

Testers dullcote for me 50% varnish 50% cellulose thinners

[schweinhund227]

First I apologise for what is probably a very fast question. As I'm fairly new to this hobby and have never put a matt coat down on a model yet I thought I would ask proles opinions on what is the best product for a matt coat.

I use mainly Tamiya and Mr hobby acrylics and have used Humbrol clear gloss but plan in the future to use alclad aqua gloss. All from an airbrush. So is there a product which is head and shoulders better than others out there for the final matt coat?

Cheers in advance

Nige

Since you already are a Tamiya product user; why not keep with the same brand? and look for TAMIYA XF-86 FLAT CLEAR
you use it the same way as you normally do with Acrylic Tamiya paints 50/50 thinning ratio and I find it has a nice finish.
stir well and thin with X-20A. not to be confused with (Flat Base)

[1975GinjaNinja]

Well looking at my shelf I appear to have a little pot of XF-86 just sitting there. Obviously bought in one of my many "that will come in useful one day" buys from hobby craft.

Just a quick question with regards to it. I normally use Ultimate thinner with no real noticeable problems, as far as I can see anyway, it's it better to use x-20a?

Ta

Nige

[Johnj]

Nige, i used XF-86 on the 109 and i'm pleased with the way it came out. I have bought a few flat clear coats including the enamel based alclad and i'll be using the tamiya from now on. You can use the Ultimate thinner with the tamiya acrylics, i mixed it 50/50

[Paul]

Well looking at my shelf I appear to have a little pot of XF-86 just sitting there. Obviously bought in one of my many "that will come in useful one day" buys from hobby craft.

Just a quick question with regards to it. I normally use Ultimate thinner with no real noticeable problems, as far as I can see anyway, it's it better to use x-20a?

Ta

Nige

Ultimate works perfectly with tamiya as it does with all acrylic paints