Here's my setup. I'm using a 25 gallon shop compressor hooked to a Harbor Freight regulator with moisture trap (small one) and then to a Badger Patriot 105 airbrush. Pressure is set on about 15-20 PSI. I'm painting a BRE Datsun 510 which is a 2 tone paint job (red and white). Paint is mixed at 2 parts paint to one part Testors enamel thinner. I'm shooting Model Master Insignia Red and Model Master white. When I applied the white paint, it came out fine, nice and shiny. When I applied the red paint for the other parts of the body, it came out flat (no gloss). Anyone have any idea why?
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Paint Turns Out Flat
Started by Miatatom, Jun 11 2012 03:38 PM
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 03:38 PM
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 04:16 PM
Model master Insignia Red is a flat finish paint. There should be an FS number on the jar, FS31136. The first 3 in the code signifies it as a flat finish. 1 would have been a gloss, 2 is semi-gloss.
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 04:56 PM
Yep, you're right! Just checked and it is FS31136. The instructions call for insignia red. I just searched the Model Master http://www.testors.com/products/135245 Didn't see a gloss number. Does it come in gloss?
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 05:13 PM
You could always clear coat it to make the whole thing really shiny.
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Posted 12 June 2012 - 03:18 PM
I don't beleive it does, or at least not in Testors. Clearcoating will be the best bet.
