Time to ask the experts out there if anyone is using MinWax Satin Polycrylic to coat the foam prop planes and jets.
A friend of mine just repainted his F-14 Tomcat and applied Callie's Jolly Rogers graphics. He then hand brushed on the MinWax Satin Polycrylic and it not only looks great, he claims the finish creates a harder "shell" on the paint and protects the finish and paint from handling much better than without it. He suggested I try it. I was going to do it on both my B-24's, my Spitfire, one of my F-4's and the Corsair (all Flight Line planes), but then I got to thinking (very dangerous for me cause I never think first), how is the new finish going to react to the following:
1) Will it cause any bleeding with enamel paint that I have already used on trim areas (I don't think it will react to the base coats or graphics cause his didn't) and what about any water slide decals?
2) If I need to touch up the plane later from any mishaps (which is my specialty), can I paint over the polycrylic with enamel (my preferred paint for some trims) or the water based Bear touch up paints?
3) How is coverage over plastic parts, such as the nose cone of the F-4, does it run easily and cause drip lines?
4) Any other potential problems this might cause?
I also looked into PolyUrethane, but the Polycrylic seemed to offer a "tougher" coating. Any thoughts out there?
A friend of mine just repainted his F-14 Tomcat and applied Callie's Jolly Rogers graphics. He then hand brushed on the MinWax Satin Polycrylic and it not only looks great, he claims the finish creates a harder "shell" on the paint and protects the finish and paint from handling much better than without it. He suggested I try it. I was going to do it on both my B-24's, my Spitfire, one of my F-4's and the Corsair (all Flight Line planes), but then I got to thinking (very dangerous for me cause I never think first), how is the new finish going to react to the following:
1) Will it cause any bleeding with enamel paint that I have already used on trim areas (I don't think it will react to the base coats or graphics cause his didn't) and what about any water slide decals?
2) If I need to touch up the plane later from any mishaps (which is my specialty), can I paint over the polycrylic with enamel (my preferred paint for some trims) or the water based Bear touch up paints?
3) How is coverage over plastic parts, such as the nose cone of the F-4, does it run easily and cause drip lines?
4) Any other potential problems this might cause?
I also looked into PolyUrethane, but the Polycrylic seemed to offer a "tougher" coating. Any thoughts out there?
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