jdhog Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Hi folks, I'm not sure this warrants it's own thread, but I wanted to share with you all the best clear coat I have every personally used. I found it at Hobby Lobby near the Folk Art paint section. It is called Tree House Studio Clear Acrylic High Gloss Sealer. This stuff lays down like glass and drys very fast. I can't tell you how impressed I am with it. Here's a couple of pictures of it on a 32 Ford I am working on: The clear coat was sprayed over Createx Copper Pearl. This is how it came out of the can. No polishing. Just thought I would share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thanks for the tip. Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Looks good. You said it comes in a spray can. Or did you airbrush it on. I sprayed the clear right out of the can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Looks like great results to me. Your Ford is looking real good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thanks guys. I have switched to Createx/Wicked paints lately and have been struggling with my clear coats. I've done two bodies with this stuff and have had excellent results both times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Looks good! Does anyone know of another source, as Hobby Lobby isn't near me. Would Michaels or AC Moore stock this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchapman195 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Very nice. Thanks for sharing. I also use acrylic paints. I get the craft stuff where you find your clear. I have always used pledge but this is worth trying out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Here is another body I sprayed with this clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchapman195 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Again very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoRover007 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Looks good. Would be a good option for those who paint bodies with Vallejo Air Acrylics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Looks good! Does anyone know of another source, as Hobby Lobby isn't near me. Would Michaels or AC Moore stock this? Tree House Studio is a Hobby Lobby house brand. Sherwin Williams packages it exclusively for the chain. This is the same as Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Spray. Krylon is a subsidiary of S-W; same product, different label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Tree House Studio is a Hobby Lobby house brand. Sherwin Williams packages it exclusively for the chain. This is the same as Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Spray. Krylon is a subsidiary of S-W; same product, different label. Great info. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 W W! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Snake45 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Tree House Studio is a Hobby Lobby house brand. Sherwin Williams packages it exclusively for the chain. This is the same as Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Spray. Krylon is a subsidiary of S-W; same product, different label. Very interesting. After some initial success with Krylon Crystal Clear, I haven't had much luck with it since. It seems to dry VERY thin, and I have to put on at least 10-12 coats to have enough to polish out. And it doesn't seem to dry particularly glossy, though it does polish up nicely if I get ENOUGH of it on. Right now I have to repaint a Camaro I did with the stuff because with "only" about 8 or 10 coats of that clear on it, I polished right through it and through the color underneath. I've gone to Testor One Shot Wet Look for my clear for the moment (or my alltime favorite, Model Master Clear Top Coat enamel if its yellowing is not an issue on a particular build). Still...based on the pics posted above, I do believe I'll pick up and try a can of the Tree House Studio stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Very interesting. After some initial success with Krylon Crystal Clear, I haven't had much luck with it since. It seems to dry VERY thin, and I have to put on at least 10-12 coats to have enough to polish out. And it doesn't seem to dry particularly glossy, though it does polish up nicely if I get ENOUGH of it on. Right now I have to repaint a Camaro I did with the stuff because with "only" about 8 or 10 coats of that clear on it, I polished right through it and through the color underneath. I've gone to Testor One Shot Wet Look for my clear for the moment (or my alltime favorite, Model Master Clear Top Coat enamel if its yellowing is not an issue on a particular build). Still...based on the pics posted above, I do believe I'll pick up and try a can of the Tree House Studio stuff. Model Master Gloss Clear Acryl is pretty good. It sprays on nicely, dries rock hard and polishes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Tree House Studio is a Hobby Lobby house brand. Sherwin Williams packages it exclusively for the chain. This is the same as Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Spray. Krylon is a subsidiary of S-W; same product, different label. I just sprayed the Tree House clear and Krylon Crystal clear side by side. They both spray different and smell different. Do they perhaps use different propellant? Is that a silly question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I just sprayed the Tree House clear and Krylon Crystal clear side by side. They both spray different and smell different. Do they perhaps use different propellant? Is that a silly question? I'm glad to hear that. I'm DEFINITELY going to pick up a can and give it a try now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 I'm glad to hear that. I'm DEFINITELY going to pick up a can and give it a try now. I'm certainly not trying to undermine what Joe said regarding the two being the same product. I just haven't had as much success with the Kylon brand. I'm assuming they are the same "clear", but Tree House just uses a different nozzle and perhaps propellant because the two cans spray completely different. Let us know if you experience that same results that I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Here's another model sprayed with the combo of Createx and Tree House Clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 It's the same. S-W packages the stuff exclusively for Hobby Lobby. It's like those bottles of Bob Smith Industries CA with the silver/purple labels. The name of whomever is selling the stuff at retail is affixed on a clear sticker over the original label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 It's the same. S-W packages the stuff exclusively for Hobby Lobby. It's like those bottles of Bob Smith Industries CA with the silver/purple labels. The name of whomever is selling the stuff at retail is affixed on a clear sticker over the original label. Thank you. I sure like the nozzle better on the Tree House Studios can. Does Krylon make a "high gloss" Crystal Clear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Here's a Vette I did with the Krylon Crystal Clear. Took many many coats of the stuff, and a lot of rubbing, but it did come out shiny. I'm gonna try the Tree House stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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