heyyy you guuuyyyyyyssss

[todd.clark]

I was told that you can use this type of epoxy as a clear coat? Is this true and if so how would I apply it? I didnt wanna just go for it and ruin a perfectly good model.

[mike 51]

Never mind...sorry.

Edited May 15, 2016 by mike 51

[MrObsessive]

??????????????????

I've never heard of such a thing and I strongly advise against it!

If you mean a clear coat as far as over a paint job.............absolutely not! Those are for gluing, not getting a nice shiny paint job!

Of course I don't know everything, so maybe this is something way out there totally new. Just the same, I wouldn't try it.

[Ace-Garageguy]

It is used as an ADHESIVE or a LAMINATING RESIN.

It is NOT A CLEAR COAT.

[astroracer]

Todd,

 Epoxy is a glue, it is not to be used as "clear coat" for a painted model... BUT it can be used as a "clear coat" for laminated carbon fiber or kevlar layups. This is what you may have been told... Please verify your info as to the use of the product.

mark

Edited May 15, 2016 by astroracer

[Jantrix]

You're posting this again?  

Why?

Most likely he posted originally in the wrong forum, so the mods moved it. When he returned to check it, he couldn't find it, so he reposted.

 

[Snake45]

I say let him try it. He might come up with a great new idea. OR he might get so discouraged he never again posts here a thread with a title like "heyyy you guuuyyyyyysss" [sic]. So it's win-win.              

[Dave Ambrose]

I've used WEST System epoxy as a clear coat, though not on a model car. I think you'll find the results disappointing. It is incredibly durable, but it isn't as shiny as we like to see, and it goes on fairly thick. If you still want to try it, paint a plastic spoon and try the clear epoxy on that. It needs to be very thin, and typical laminating resins have some body (viscosity) to them. You might be able to thin it with Xylene.

Personally, I'd recommend something like Testor's Wet Look clear. It sprays well, levels nicely, and is truly shiny.

[Harry P.]

Most likely he posted originally in the wrong forum, so the mods moved it. When he returned to check it, he couldn't find it, so he reposted.

Exactly.

[Snake45]

 

Personally, I'd recommend something like Testor's Wet Look clear. It sprays well, levels nicely, and is truly shiny.

And is almost as hard as epoxy, too.

[peteski]

Looks like Todd made a duplicate post (using very vague subject line in both threads). I posted my opinion in his other post on the subject.

Using a  subject line like "Using epoxy as a clear coat" would have made things much clearer.

[StevenGuthmiller]

I'm not sure why you would want to go through the hassle of messing with something like this.

Why not just use clear coat?

That's what it was designed for.

 

Steve

[Dogfish_7]

I certainly wouldn't experiment on a good paint job with it.