Testors Dullcote

[brian]

What could i use to thin a bottle of Testor's Dullcote .A thinner that's readily available.
Brian

 

[housecarl]

Cellulose thinner works Brian.
Carl.

 

[kansas kid]

Oh ma' Gosh . . . Brian. . . Testors Dullcote is Laquer!!!!
So you need laquer to thinner Testors Dullcote and also
the same Laquer thinner to clean out your airbrush.

Warning, Laquer thinner is harmful if breathed into your
lungs. So make sure you have a window open, or your exhaust
fan going. Or a mask over your nose and mouth. Yes, I really
like Testors Dullcote for giving a very nice even dull finish
to a model or figure. It is the best product for this kind of
issue, that I've ever used. But you do need to be careful. It is
LAQUER. . . so be sure to be careful and thin it with Laquer
thinner. Wishing you well. . . . The Miami Jayhawker

 

[War Griffon]

Brian,
If you are in the UK then any good quality Furniture restorer supply place will have cellulose thinners, I have heard of plane modellers thining it with white spirit though but haven't tried this myself. A quick google search lists quite a few sellers including Amazon!!

 

[Tommy's War]

Have a chat with Carl (series 7) Brian, he uses it all the time and gets an outstanding finish.

 

[bonehead]

Beware: Dullcote yellows over time. Ask me how I know this.....

If you want a dull finish that will stand the test of time, i would go for an acrylic clear flat. These are less likely to turn yellow over the years.

 

[War Griffon]

Beware: Dullcote yellows over time. Ask me how I know this.....

If you want a dull finish that will stand the test of time, i would go for an acrylic clear flat. These are less likely to turn yellow over the years.

Strange, I have been using Testors for over 10 years now and never had a problem. Is this something that is specific to the brush on as I have always used the rattle can in the past???

 

[MarquisMini]

If you use the spray can of testors dullcote you will not need to thin it down, to me that is the best product ever and i will recommned with my eyes closed.
I have been using this dullcote for almost 5 years, the results are impressive.

 

[RFL]

I have 25 year old figures sprayed with dullcoat and the whites are still clean & fresh. I have reservations about the brush applied liquid though, even thinned.

If you do try it, please do a test run on a painted strip of plastic card first. ( I assume your spraying oils ? )
I have found that if the figure is **slightly heated** before spraying ( hair dryer,crockpot ) it goes on better and drys flatter. Heating after application also gives better results IMO.

Several light coats more better then one heavy spray.

Test it First tho !!

 

[Figure Mad]

Hi Brian

Don’t use the cellulose, that will loosen the oils you use as well as anything else that you have put on the figure. Testors must do a thinner for the dull coat....

Dave

 

[Einion]

Brian, cellulose thinners is what's usually recommend but it is not the only option - have a peek at this thread from the FineScale Modeler forum that I came across a few weeks back:
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/tools_techniques_and_reference_materials/f/18/t/127363.aspx

Einion

 

[Carlos69]

I use the The liquid version and airbrush it on. Dullcote is lacquer based so needs thinning with lacquer/cellulose. It also needs dusting on and it dries super flat every time. If it goes on wet you can bother the underlying oils as Dave M stated above. I have tried using other thinners such as white spirit but this doesn't for me give consistent results where as the Cellulose thinner mix for me is 100% reliable everytime. I use to get bad white spot with the W/spirit mix probably because it doesn't break the dullcote down as well when thinning as the lacquer.

Be interested to see how they look in a few years time given what Mike has found.

At the minute I find this mix 100% reliable and totally Matt every time .

 

[Tecumsea]

Hi Carlos, what sort of ratio do you use through the airbrush?

Keith

 

[Carlos69]

Hi Keith, it's around a 50/50 mix. I do it by eye in the colour bowl of the airbrush. It is the same mix more or less I use for coloured paint maybe a touch thinner. I dust it on in very light passes and never wet.

 

[Babelfish]

Hi Carl, when you say that you "dust" it on, is that the same as "misting" it on, from a bit of a distance?

- Steve

 

[bonehead]

Testors do a special thinner for the Dullcote/Glosscote lacquers. This would be the best recommended thinner to use. Regular lacquer thinner is pretty "hot" stuff and goes well beyond the strength needed to thin down dullcote. Use at your own risk.

Same with the Dullcote itself. I have some old models (airplanes) that were treated with Dullcote. They were painted in the '80s. The lighter colors on them have all gone off. For instance, the light blues look greenish and things like white develop a cream colored hue. Blue colors tend to turn greenish. This is over many years of course. But this is not my imagination.

Just my two cents.

 

[Carlos69]

Appreciate the heads up Mike : ) thx

What was your method of application ? Brush,thinned and airbrushed or the rattle can version ? Hopefully now a days it's a new formula ?!

 

[Carlos69]

Hi Steve,good to meet you at Euro !

Yes by dusting It on it is the same really as misting it on from a distance,not letting any build up wet. As its cut with lacquer it dries super flat as soon as it hits the surface and the beauty of using a double action AB is that you can control the amount of paint put down,so I give it some air first then gently pull back the trigger to introduce some Dullcote,so you are putting down the absolute minimum of Dullcote.


Carlos

 

[Tubby-Nuts-REMOVED]

Brian,.... This may be of some help!..., On the strength of this thread, I have just looked into getting some of this, 'Dullcote',.. But have found it, ready mixed in an 'Aerosol-can',...ready to spray. saving the headache of correct thinning measures. @, www. antenocitisworkshop.com. . At 4.60. GBP..... Just going to order a couple myself.

Illigitimis nil Carborundum!

Mark.

 

[Tubby-Nuts-REMOVED]

Oops, did not see Carlo's reply. I guess you are already aware of the 'Spray-Can', option, Sorry.

Mark