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I've been painting up some of my corsairs and when done, applying vallejo's spray matte varnish which i really like for evening out the model and getting rid of the shinyness cused by inks and so on.

It does however dull up my metallics, which i can live with, however i was wondering if anyone has every perhaps tried applying localised brush-on gloss varnish to counteract this effect?

Any tips would be great.

FTL

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If what you're noticing on your model is more akin to frosting or hazing it's because the varnish doesn't like the underlying surface of the paint. The problem is easily avoided by applying a thin coat of matte medium over the paint before varnishing. It gives the model a uniform surface, so there's no risk of surprises when varnishing over certain paints (like metallics and ghost tints). I prefer to airbrush a thin coat over the entire surface, but brushing on a couple of thin coats over specific parts of the model would work fine.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772397/10368981.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772397/10368981.page GMT Re:Matte Varnish and Metalics (Noob Question) raw finish. Not sure if it works of if its just relabeled gloss varnish. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772397/10369043.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772397/10369043.page GMT Re:Matte Varnish and Metalics (Noob Question)
FTL]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772397/10373733.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772397/10373733.page GMT Re:Matte Varnish and Metalics (Noob Question)
 fasterthanlight wrote:
Thank for the tips... i think i will just live with it... i CAN live with it.

FTL


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I reapply a gloss after matte varnish all the time and whilst it doesn't gain the same shine back it does work well enough. Generally do a gloss coat, matte coat and then re-do gloss on metallics or other bits I want to be shiny. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772397/10373844.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772397/10373844.page GMT Re:Matte Varnish and Metalics (Noob Question)
 Horst wrote:
 fasterthanlight wrote:
Thank for the tips... i think i will just live with it... i CAN live with it.

FTL


Sysko quote?


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 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
Gloss brushed on won't reshine your metallics. You'll need to reapply a thin layer of the metallics over the top of the varnish. Personally I'd just leave it as I like the effect. I think metallics can be too glittery without a matte effect.


This. Either repaint the metallics or leave them dull.

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772397/10381135.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772397/10381135.page GMT Matte Varnish and Metalics (Noob Question) GW munitorum spray varnish, it's satin/matt doesn't dull the metallics quite as much as pure Matt, it will still dull them though. It's unavoidable, but a necessary evil unless you store your models in a glass cabinet and never touch/use them.

Ignore the horror stories about it also, I've sprayed 2 entire armies with it and no issues/frosting, just follow the instructions and do a little research into using spray varnishes beforehand, and test on asingle model first if in doubt.

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