I find that the rush on stuff kills my brain cells too quickly, which I can't afford to do at my tender old age anymore
So, I hold my breath and spray outside! My absolute favourite spray-on matte top coat is Kryon's matte finish spray. For me the stuff works better than dullcote from Testors ever did. The problem with matte varnish/coats though is that
they do not actually protect the figure. For that, you first need to put on a coat of one of the glossier ones. Here's the procedure I use:
[*]Spray satin or glossy
protective top coat on first, apply thin layers; one layer is usually fine, but if you add more, wait until the first layer is very dry, i.e. a few hours in the hot sun or longer in the garage.
[*]My favourite for the protective top coat is varathane satin spray top coat. I once left miniature outside all night in the rain after spraying them with this stuff, and although the basing material have washed away, the figures - and even their paper banners!!!! - were in perfect condition!
[*]Let the figures dry for 24 hours after the protective coat goes on. Spraying the matte too early will mix the two and you won't get a matte finish ever. Also, if you left your figs out in the rain, wait an additional 24 hours to let them dry again
[*]Spray a light coat of Krylon matte finish on all sides of the figure. Wait for it to dry, which shouldn't take long since it was a light coat.
[*]If it's a little glossy still, do one more light coat. After that, another coat will start to mute the colours and make the figure look dusty.
That's it! Hope that helps
neldoreth
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