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Title: Model Paints
Post by: RedMt Dave on January 18, 2024, 03:39:40 PM
As a kid, I built a lot of model cars and had a large selection of Testors model paints.
Is that still a good option for touching up plastic building models?
Title: Re: Model Paints
Post by: Fred Klein on January 18, 2024, 04:03:55 PM
I still have a quite a few (perhaps 20 or so) Testors model paints and they still work very well. However, as with most, if not all model paints, they have a certain luster to them, even the flat paints, that will not match the original model. The solution to that is, after you're done painting, to give the model a coat of a clear flat finish. Testors Dullcote worked well for this but it has been discontinued however, I have also used a flat finish from Tamiya. Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Model Paints
Post by: Len on January 18, 2024, 05:15:06 PM
Krylon clear matte finish in a spray can works well. And you get almost 3 times as much for less than a can of Dullcote sold for.

Len