About to Give a final Testors Dullcote spray to 3 platoons of Stormtrooper and 2 speeder bikes.

do you generally do it in one bulk spray or do it in platoon batches?

So worried im going to ruin em

I would do them in smaller blocks of figures so you can control the spray better. They don't need much.

I do them three at a time, ans spray very lightly.

And definitely give the can a good shake first. I absolutely love dull coat. It leaves no shine but protects the paint. However one time I let mine sit for a few months and used it without shaking and my models had what looked like snow covering them and it wouldn't wipe off. I had to repaint the whole thing.

Also for the love of god use the dullcote outside / in a well ventilated area or at the very least make sure you’ve finished estate planning.

EDIT - kidding aside, it’s REALLY hard to ruin a paint job using dullcote. Just make sure your paint job is totally dry before you apply the lacquer, you don’t blast the mini with a ton of dullcote from an inch away from the can, and you don’t touch the mini after you apply the dullcote until the lacquer dries. Treat the whole process more or less the same way you would with primer and you’ll be aces.

You can fix a dullcote "snow job" very easily. Allow the model to completely dry. Then spray the "snow jobbed" model with with a high gloss clear lacquer. I have always used a cheap home depot brand. The gloss lacquer will remove the dullcote "snow job". Allow this to dry and then apply dullcote again. Taking care to be in a low humidity environment, and to do thin applications.

It got to the point with me that I just do the high gloss lacquer first, and then do dullcote. I actually think it makes the colors more vivid as well as creating a fantastic protective layer.

Once covered, as mentioned, do not touch directly. Let dry for a solid 24 hours

Dullcoat? I have the clear coat, is that the same?

24 minutes ago, migs6000 said:

Dullcoat? I have the clear coat, is that the same?

Testors has 2 clear varnishes. Dullcote is a matte spray and will leave the minis looking non-glossy. Glosscote is a glossy spray and will leave the minis looking shiny. BOTH products are called clear coat because they are both clear, but it makes the labeling confusing until you know what you're looking for.

The dullcote usually has a top that is kinda translucent...

The glosscote cap is usually more clear...

If I recall correctly, there's usually text near the barcode that specifies if it's one or the other, too. Sometimes the can will have a label that straight up says which it is like this one for glosscote:

If push comes to shove, you got the wrong kind, and you don't notice until your stuff comes out looking shiny when you wanted it to come out flat... you can always just get dullcote and spray over the clearcote after the first layer has dried out for a day. Some people do that on purpose to double up on protection, so there's no harm to your paint job if this happens. Also worth keeping in mind that even if you're using dullcote, the lacquer WILL look shiny when it first hits the mini and until it dries, at which point it will lose its sheen.

Just checked, dull coat. Thanks!

Quick question, how long does it take for dullcoat and primer to dry

Any tips on satin varnish on stormtroopers? Just paint it on the armor to give it some shine?