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Title: Painting Die-cast cars etc -not re-paint but toning it down...
Post by: chantyam on 11 January 2016, 05:44:48 PM: I cannot think that this hasn't come up before but please save me some time in not having to plough through older postings...how do you "dull down" i:e get a more realistic finish on die-cast cars etc.
I've repainted a number, even had a go at the rusted junker effect, but there are a number of cars/tanks that I have that I would like to keep the paint "as is" but without the Shiny Toy or collectors "mint out of the box" -something suitable for both the metal work and the plastic.
thanks
Darren
Title: Re: Painting Die-cast cars etc -not re-paint but toning it down...
Post by: Golgotha on 11 January 2016, 05:52:24 PM: Matt varnish?
Title: Re: Painting Die-cast cars etc -not re-paint but toning it down...
Post by: Za Zjurman on 11 January 2016, 06:05:36 PM: modelmates weathering spray?

http://www.modelmates.co.uk (http://www.modelmates.co.uk)
Title: Re: Painting Die-cast cars etc -not re-paint but toning it down...
Post by: snitcythedog on 11 January 2016, 09:58:22 PM: Matt medium might do the trick. Another option if you can find it is "dead flat" from the Rustall weathering system. I had it in the states and it worked a treat on everything that I tried it on. Since I immigrated I have not seen it. Adding a linkey.
http://www.rustall.com/main.html (http://www.rustall.com/main.html)
Hope that helps.
Snitchy sends.
Title: Re: Painting Die-cast cars etc -not re-paint but toning it down...
Post by: FifteensAway on 12 January 2016, 01:55:42 AM: Snitchy, that avatar is SO-O wrong!
Title: Re: Painting Die-cast cars etc -not re-paint but toning it down...
Post by: snitcythedog on 12 January 2016, 07:38:15 AM: Quote from: FifteensAway on 12 January 2016, 01:55:42 AM
Snitchy, that avatar is SO-O wrong!
Always inquisitive. :D
Snitchy sends.
Title: Re: Painting Die-cast cars etc -not re-paint but toning it down...
Post by: Rob_bresnen on 12 January 2016, 08:05:16 AM: if you want to use sprays you will have to mask out the windows as spray varnishes etc will make the windows go 'frosty'
Title: Re: Painting Die-cast cars etc -not re-paint but toning it down...
Post by: Daeothar on 12 January 2016, 08:39:55 PM: Quote from: Rob_bresnen on 12 January 2016, 08:05:16 AM
if you want to use sprays you will have to mask out the windows as spray varnishes etc will make the windows go 'frosty'

That. ;)

But I have done that on many a car now and it never fails. Of course, if you plan to paint over the windows anyway, there'd not even be a need for masking...
Title: Re: Painting Die-cast cars etc -not re-paint but toning it down...
Post by: FramFramson on 12 January 2016, 08:52:44 PM: I use satin varnish or a thin coat of cheaper matte - that way you don't entirely lose the gloss, you just make it look like a real car. The older and the more worn the car is, the less glossy it should be.
Title: Re: Painting Die-cast cars etc -not re-paint but toning it down...
Post by: eilif on 12 January 2016, 10:56:18 PM: I use matte varnish.
Originally I used spray matte varnish from the hardware store, but I've since switched to brush-on Winsor Newton Galeria Matte Varnish. It's super easy to use. Just getting rid of the shine on most cars is enough to make them look a more realistic.

If you want a bit more grime, a light dusting/drybrush of tan on the wheels and lower edge can work wel.