[WWI] Tamiya Clear Yellow.

[John Ratzenberger]

Patrick,
I'm no expert but I use it all the time for this purpose, even though I use enamels for most all other painting.

I don't airbrush it, just hand-brush.  A little Tamiya Thinner if the jar is old.  I usually only put on one coat.

Once dry, you can dry-brush whatever you want over it to achieve whatever you want.  I have used both enamel & acrylic with no probem -- again, it's all hand-brush because I'm trying for some semblance of wood grain.

When done, hose it down with Dullcote, etc as desired ...

I think (but don't know) that all these clear colors are some variant on acrylic and don't act/react as standard acrylics.

John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Patrick Cook 
To: wwi-models-list 
Sent: Saturday, 02 May, 2009 19:12
Subject: [WWI] Tamiya Clear Yellow.


Hi all - I understand that a lot of you folks are now using Tamiya Clear Yellow to help achieve the varnished wood look on your models, so I decided to buy some and see if I can make use of it as well.

Thing is, I have never used it before.  In fact I have never used *any Acrylics* of any sort before.  I have always used Model Master enamel paints and M.M. clear coats on my models.  This is my first foray outside of those products.

Can any of you who have experience with this Clear Yellow help guide an acrylic-newbie through it's usage?  Do I thin it with regular Tamiya's thinner?  What ratio works well for an over coat of this sort?  Any changes to my airbrush needed (i.e. more or less pressure/distance, etc.)?  How do I clean my airbrush afterwards, alcohol?  Can I paint over it?  Clear coat over it?  Does the Clear Yellow take multiple applications or is one airbrush session usually enough?

Thanks for whatever tips you can pass along.

Regards,

Patrick C.
Atlanta
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