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2012/12/05 14:37:25
Subject: Talcum Powder
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Greets!!!
Where I live I don't have a lot of places to buy the paints. So, for a purple ink all I could find was a gloss purple Tamiya. The clerk told me he had heard from a customer that you can ungloss a paint by mixing with talcum powder.
Anyone tried this? How do you measure how much to mix? Does it change the paint tone?
Thanks!
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2012/12/05 18:03:59
Subject: Talcum Powder
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body
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Sounds like a horrible idea, although I've not used it, it sounds like it would absorb huge amounts of paint and turn a horrible texture.
Easiest solution would be to Matt varnish over the gloss finish I would think.
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2012/12/05 18:23:43
Subject: Talcum Powder
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Bloodthirsty Chaos Knight
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When in doubt, experiment, but I don't have high hopes either. My guess is the customer in question was using it over larger surfaces where a weird texture would be less of an issue.
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2012/12/05 19:18:36
Subject: Talcum Powder
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Talcom dusted in a mold for casting resin does have a dulling effect, I dont know about paint. I would think dullcote would be a much better solution.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/12/05 19:20:31
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2012/12/05 21:01:21
Subject: Talcum Powder
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Talc is a common matting agent - though it is ground more finely for mixing with paint. You can pick it up from larger art stores for that specific purpose.
I would just use a matte clear coat after the fact though. If you really want to try - be sure to test extensively and see how it looks once dry (as well as how it changes the appearance of paint it is used over).
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2012/12/06 16:50:10
Subject: Talcum Powder
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Fresh-Faced New User
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So, as a newbie in my present predicament, what other options do I have to "ungloss" my paint?
By the way, thanks for the feedback so far...
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