Can be used to cover all job sizes from Door Mirror covers and other small components to Full Body resprays e.g. Lamborghini / Mercedes Given matte paint’s characteristics, greater care and maintenance will be required than with gloss paint finishes. A recommended practice will be to prepare paint test cards to find out which clear coat mixture matches best in terms of gloss, colour and texture Microscales liquid decal film seems quite robust, again I would test it first, and can be brushed over the decals before cutting from the sheet.

There are alternative ways to achieve a bit of translucent colour and protection on heavy traffic timber. eg tint Tikkurila Kiva lacquer. or tint Patina with oil stainer. I have bought satin wax flat Polyvine by mistake. It says its for mdf etc. Can I use it on my wallpaper? I have read about the Vallejo liquid matt varnish, which I can obtain in a larger bottle, and it at least sounds OK, but I'm wary of trying this if it doesn't do the job, due to the relatively high cost - I don't want to waste money on something that doesn't work, but quite prepared to buy it if it does work. This has come again on another painters forum, just wondering if you ever did get to the bottom of this? Heat resisting varnish, not sure there is such a thing. Up to normal high temperatures (think the hottest radiator) water borne paints will perform fine. Acrylic varnish like a Polyvine would not yellow which is probably an advantage to protect the integrity of your artwork.It is also advisable to be extremely careful with some bodyworkparts such as door handles and footrests. Gentle but continuous rubbing on the same area can increase their sheen. Some decal producers recommend coating their sheets with a clear coat or varnish as they don't do it when the make the sheet and if used as supplied they will just fall apart. Which clear varnish is best for you? This all depends on the project. 2K matte clear varnish has the following benefits Apply a uniform coat of matte clearcoat, trying to avoid cloudiness. Application factors such as the speed and movement of each stroke, the distance between the gun and the part,and the spray-equipment settings will affect the final gloss level.

Then, we prepare paint sample-panels to see which clearcoat mixture best matches the gloss, colour and texture of the original finish. Apart from the frustration of progress being delayed due to this problem, it's got to the point where I am very wary, almost nervous, of spraying the matt clear coat, for fear of ruining an otherwise good model. The latter happened on the Mitchell in a recent GB, and has now happened on the Mosquito FB.VI in the 'Twin-Engined' GB, even though the same varnish mix was used on the Mosquito NF.XII in the same GB, which dried without problems, albeit with a not-quite matt finish. Too much hardener will increase the final gloss. Similarly, too little may reduce the sheen of the clearcoat.On a regular gloss finish, damage such as minor scratches, swirls and etching can often be buffed out, as long as the damage doesn't go all the way through the paint to the primer. On a matte car, though, abrasive polishes and glazes will cause shiny spots that will permanently alter the car's finish. Matte paint generally doesn't show very minor scratches because the surface is already imperfect. That means there's no need to polish a matte car. And you actually can't polish a matte car, anyway, because polishing gradually wears down clear coat. In practice, I painted a patch in the middle of a wall of acrylic matt (3% sheen). The dead flat varnished section dried in a few minutes – discernibly darker, and with a sheen. I am looking for a product to provide a clear varnished effect over wooden surfaces painted in white. Ideally I want to provide extra sheen on my stair rails, stair banister and interior doors that have been painted using white gloss paint, a water based gloss paint. Until the change to Johnson's 'Klear' (Future) in the UK, I had happily used this for over twenty years, both as a gloss coat, and mixed with Tamiya Flat Base to produce matt, satin, and other variations. As has been discussed elsewhere, the formula change, at least in the UK, forced me to change to the relatively new Humbrol Gloss Clear, which, as a gloss coat, works quite well.