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DullCote substitute

Every so often, I have inquiree about a substitute for DullCote. It works well, but the small cans will eat your wallet alive if you need a lot of it.

Well, a week ago, I was at the local Hobby Lobby (no, I don't work there or even own stock) and they had a product that was from Crafts Etc. It was clear acrylic spray and was available in both the Matte and Glossy finishes.

I tried a can of the Matte. In the past, similar Matte products have still been pretty glossy; this one wasn't. It left just a faint sheen... maybe only about 20% of glossy. Anyway, I used it to seal some decals that I put on a prepainted Athearn reefer and it seems to work really well.

Now for the best news... an 11 oz. can of this stuff costs $4.47 per can... that's not a whole lot more than the cost of one of those small cans of DullCote.

As always, I'd suggest that you try it on a scrap piece of whatever with whatever kind of paint you are going to use, but my first experience with it has been very good.

dlm

--------------------------- Dan Merkel

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Dan Merkel
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Thanks, strange I was thinking about what else to use too...

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Kevin Miller

Grumbacher makes an indentical product which can be found in art supply stores. It can be purchased in large spray cans also. I have used it for a long time with good results.

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MGuill1224

=>Every so often, I have inquiree about a substitute for DullCote. It works =>well, but the small cans will eat your wallet alive if you need a lot of it.

Krylon also makes a flat clear spray. Like Dullcote, it's solvent based, not an acrylic, so the usual precautions apply.

You mention the slight sheen -- that's prototypical. Dead flat is rare in real life, except maybe on rolling stock subject to desert sun and wind-blown sand for many years. BTW, mirror-like high gloss is also rare.

Wolf Kirchmeir ................................. If you didn't want to go to Chicago, why did you get on this train? (Garrison Keillor)

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Wolf Kirchmeir

Very interesting. Some time ago I tried a "satin" clear spray can from some-body-or-other and it made the decals crinkle up. I went back to dull cote after that. The brand name on the spray can was "Crafts Etc"? We don't seem to have Hobby Lobby around here but there are a bunch of craft type stores that carry paint.

David Starr

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David J. Starr

True, but at the art suply stores wher I've bought mine, it's about $8 per can... I was attracted to the $4.47 pricetag as well as the results! : )

dlm

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Dan Merkel

They have a web site; you might be able to get it from there...

dlm

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Dan Merkel

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