Thanks Don . I can see its the lacquer going yellow not the painting underneath the lacquer. Lacquers use a strong solvent to cover and protect wood. "You can apply Glosscote/Dullcote over any Testors, Model Master or Aztek acrylic, enamel or lacquer as they are specially formulated to go over them with no problems. Print. You can paint Enamel over Lacquer without any issues. On a gravity fed airbrush, I do this in the front and rear openings in the cup. Regardless it will turn yellow - if this is a problem for what your repairing then I would not go with nitro over the acrylic. Probably better to use an acrylic sealer or acrylic varnish. I refill the dropper and do this several times, both with the needle fully forward and with the trigger pulled back. We have done quite a bit of lacquer over acrylic paints,use it for cabinets,with a decorative glaze in the detail then put lacquer over it. The painting is covered in a varnish / resin lacquer. You can lacguer over Acrylic paint as long as it's 100% acrylic. 0 0. You can paint any other paint over lacquer, but you have to be cautious painting lacquer over acrylics and enamels. It will be my base coat. I’m trying to be more careful since the gloss coat I used(Mr.Hobby Color Acrylic Clear Gloss) ruined the camo on my current model. The problem is the lacquer thinner in the lacquer. You can see below the X20-A thinned acrylic paint on the left, and the lacquer thinned acrylic paint on the right just after mixing each one. There are risks to spraying any type of solvent lacquer over any existing, and older, paint or finish. That gives the solvents in the lacquer a chance to evaporate quicker so they don't have … In general, there are three major types of paints that are commonly used in model kits painting, Acrylic, Enamel and Lacquer. Light coats (like you did) are the best way. Airbrush acrylic paint is the most commonly used medium preferred by artists. I say “can”, because if you are careful to apply, in a more “dusting” fashion such as a light clear flat coat, you will probably get away with it. This is the acrylic craft paint like you can buy at Wally World. My cautionary approach is to mist the new finish very gently over the existing finish, especially the first few well spaced coats, and give them a chance to acclimate to one another. These books give STRONG warnings against using the types of varnish or lacquer that are sold in Home Depot and woodworking stores (eg Minwax polyurathane). So if your primer is lacquer-based you can spray an over-coat of enamel on the top. On adding the lacquer thinner to the silver paint I immediately noticed that it seemed to mix in a lot more thoroughly than with the X20-A acrylic thinner. ... Who was Trump's orange airbrush … Also, can you spray lacquer over acrylic? Save Share. So my beautiful white water wave is going ‘yellow’. I have a beautiful large acrylic painting (bought 10 years ago) of an ocean wave. You can have issues shooting nitro over nitro, acrylic over acrylic. So the lacquer paints cannot be sprayed on in a thick coat, or the product will not perform properly. That is to say that enamels and acrylics can be applied over lacquers and acrylics over enamels safely. Although the fine-line performance of most acrylics doesn’t match that of lacquers, with a little help from Liquitex, they can come pretty close. It can be used stand alone, or incorporated in with one of the following options listed above. For general airbrush work however, Vallejo and LifeColor acrylics are just as good as lacquer/enamels and they don’t stink the house up. Note that the problem spots are inside corners and the like. Yes you can use acrylic paint in a spray gun , but it will need to be thinned out using water. Acrylic paints dry quickly, are easy to clean and have no odors. In fact, most basecoats are a modified acrylic anyway, not urethane. So, lets us have a quick review about these different type of paints. What do you think of the answers? Going the way of an acrylic lacquer in can I would think would be the quickest. Is there a seal coat that can be applied to prevent this reaction and if so, what is it and how should it be applied? If I dont thin the primer, it spits really bad. It brushes very nicely without leaving stroke marks, so this is no problem. I was dead wrong! I've tried all the variables and still get a pebbly finish. A wet application can cause many paints and finishes to wrinkle or blister, even an old coat of lacquer itself. Can I put a clear top coat of lacquer or shellac over acrylic paint. Anyway, with me out of white and no store nearby or on the internet that could get me more in a reasonable amount of time I bought a rattle can of tamiya insignia white, which I assume is lacquer. I have to admit that I am not one of them. The problem is not clear, which will go over an acrylic or lacquer basecoat. For some reason, Every time I use lacquer primer in my old airbrush it orange peels, no matter how close I keep the airbrush to the airbrush to the model. I have read that two problems occur. I would be sure and let it cure. Sorry for the noob question,but I am wondering if I can spray Tamiya Lacquer(TS-13 and TS-80)from a rattle can as a gloss and flat coat over my models which are painted in Tamiya Acrylics. Measure once cut twice and it's still to short. Tip. references The dirty solvent falls in my waste can. While painting Lacquer over Enamel Paint can be quite complicated painting Enamel over Lacquer is surprisingly easy. Paint can be over-coated with other lacquer, paints, or the product will not perform properly product will perform. And do this in the front and rear openings in the front and rear openings in front. 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