Xtracrylics Clear

[Guest]

Ordered some gloss and satin from John's shop, (first order), the delivery was lightning fast, thankyou very much kind sir.

Just tried my first blast of the gloss on my airfix 1:72 FW190D prior to decaling and oil wash / panel line jiggery pokery.

It thins beautifully with water and I used a bit more than the 15% and sprayed through my siphon brush which I normally use for Klear, at about 20psi, with the gravity feed I suspect it would have sprayed well at about 15psi as with the Tamiya acrylics.

It gave a gloss similar to straight Klear but I only sprayed a couple of thin coats for the decals and wash and will be using the Satin as a topcoat.

It dries nice and quickly too, I was handling the model and applying the oil wash just 25 min after coating and (fingers crossed), all seems well, I'd normally wait overnight if I use Klear but wanted to test the claims of a 15 min drying time as per the bottle label claim.

It's now sitting and will be decaled tomorrow.

So initial impressions of this clear coat is good, and is good value too, about £3 odd per bottle for 100ml

Not sure how glossy you could get this but then in my previous experience acrylic varnish never looks as glossy as Enamel or cellulose / lacquer

Will update when I spray the Satin topcoat.

[Guest]

Thanks for that info Mike, much appreciated. I will be getting some on my next order. Always a great service from the shop, John does a great job ensuring all parcels go out ASAP. Never been disappointed in the growing number of orders I have placed. On the money every time.

If you haven't already done so, you can leave feedback on the front page of the shop. Never hurts to give credit where credit is due.

[Guest]

Excellent, I didn't know that but i'll glady do so, i'm impressed with the service certainly and will be visiting again, I usually get most paints and bits from the big city when I go but that's not often. so handy to know theres a good store with decent postiage and quick turnaround for delivery.

[John]

I always like good comments, I try and make sure everything is posted asap and I try to be fair on the postage cost I only add 20p for the cost of the packaging on top of what Royal mail charge, but sometimes this doesn't always work out right due to it being automated, sometimes I loose sometimes, sometimes I gain but I never loose or gain much, there's no point in trying to sell stuff at a good price then charge a fortune on the postage like some other online shops do.

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