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Colouring Klear
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 2:44 pm
by chief5437
Hi guys, I'm just about to dip my canopy in Klear, and I had a thought. (Dangerous, I know, lol!)
I was thinking if it would be possible to colour/tint the klear with a colour to avoid painting afterwards?
Maybe adding clear blue or smoke, depending on what's needed? Or maybe food colouring?
Just wondered if anyone's tried this, before I dive in!
Cheers guys
Re: Colouring Klear
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 3:37 pm
by Pierce
I don't know the answer but if Klear is acyrlic i would think you could add acyrlic paint. Inquiring minds want to know. I think an experiment is in order.
Re: Colouring Klear
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 8:03 pm
by chief5437
Yeah, might try it on a few spares first!
Re: Colouring Klear
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 9:22 pm
by Daishi12
You may find that "solid" acrylic colour just gives a pale, washed out, semi-opaque clear canopy... I have tried to achieve a tinted effect using Revell Contacta Clear and have brushed over diluted "Derwent Inktense" dark blue and that seemed to work for me. Hope this helps..
http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a48 ... 43229a.jpg
Re: Colouring Klear
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 1:53 am
by chief5437
I was thinking of tamiya x-23 or x-19, clear colours. We'll see what happens! Fingers crossed, lol!
Re: Colouring Klear
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 2:17 am
by Navcom
Let us know how it goes!
Re: Colouring Klear
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 7:32 am
by RobertK
How about food colouring? Smoke will be hard though but blue should work.
