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Author Topic: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?  (Read 3744 times)

Offline Mister Frau Blucher

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Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« on: May 13, 2021, 03:06:58 PM »
So it's tough to get some straight up answers for one as google-fu challenged as myself, but it seems the spray Dullcote is no longer being made. Out of Stock for months at Amazon and the various hobby places I go to online and in meat space.

I use Krylon's Crystal Clear Gloss spray for initial coats for protection before finishing with a matte spray. I have used the Crystal Clear Matte spray and did not like it as much as Testor's.

I am curious what other spray matte lacquers people here are using?

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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2021, 03:22:33 PM »
I used Testors for years, second only to Letraset Dullcote that was made for typesetters back in the day, but quite some time ago they had to remove toluene from the formula and for me it was not as good. I don't know if they still do a spray or not.

Having tried brand upon brand and all the brush on malarky, a matt varnish to me is like deodorant - spray and go, I put all snobbery aside and tried Humbrol Acrylic Matt spray. Has never let me down, consistently matt, cheap and easily available but I am sure others will have had different experiences.

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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2021, 03:31:17 PM »
Another ex-Dullcoter here. I now use Windsor & Newton Professional matt varnish. Their spray cans are readily available from art shops here in England.

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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2021, 03:31:36 PM »
Dullcote may or may not be gone, but is certainly hard to come by, and I too am searching for the second best matte finish now. 

Testors went under two years ago, Rustoleum acquired the lines, but have not been providing reliable stocks.

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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2021, 06:30:12 PM »
It's very possible it is going to be gone...or will be rebranded.  As I understand it Rustoleum bought out Testors/Model Masters and is killing off the majority of that product line (which seems..weird).
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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2021, 06:51:32 PM »
I've used Humbrol matt spray with success. Only had frosting on a figure twice but that was my fault for leaving them outside too long.
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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2021, 07:57:12 PM »
Like the OP, I would gloss them matt varnish figures as a matter of course. However, according to an interesting war-games magazine article I've read, modern varnishes are durable enough to do without supplementary coats, and according to Science (the author was something of a chemistry wizz)the added coats do nothing but shrink your purse. I've found this article to be accurate from my own experience.

As for reliable Matt varnishes, I can give a +1 to Humbrol, and recommend the GW Satin varnish as 'up to scratch'.

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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2021, 08:56:45 PM »
AK Interactive Ultra Matte is very good,as is Ammo from Migs Matte.
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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2021, 06:24:10 AM »
I keep hearing stories about Dullcote not being available but then the first Google search shows up results like this:
https://www.modeldisplayproducts.co.uk/testors-dullcote

Other stockists do seem to be available.
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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2021, 07:20:48 AM »
AK Interactive Ultra Matte is very good,as is Ammo from Migs Matte.

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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2021, 02:49:26 PM »
Thanks all for the tremendous feedback. Lots of options here to explore, and food for thought. I'm sure I'll find something I'll be happy with now.

Cheers!

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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2021, 12:29:37 PM »
Friends here are using Krylon Matte Low Odour spray as a replacement for Dullcote.
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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2021, 04:40:37 AM »
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Getting excited & making jokes about dropping Nepalm on little Asian Children in a Viet' village doesn't make it ok just because 'it's wargaming & not real'. You wanker scum need to look again at the real photographic horror of such chemical weapons. Seriously Disgusting mind set amongst some you.

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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2021, 09:19:31 AM »
I keep hearing stories about Dullcote not being available but then the first Google search shows up results like this:
https://www.modeldisplayproducts.co.uk/testors-dullcote

Other stockists do seem to be available.

Google searches do show Testor's but whenever you follow a link it's invariably Out of Stock, except occasionally the brush on stuff at elevated prices.

I suspect old pages which shops are not taking down.


Just looked on the Testor's website and it's definitely not on there.
« Last Edit: July 26, 2021, 09:28:15 AM by Spinal Tap »

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Re: Alternatives to Testor's Dullcote Spray?
« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2021, 10:52:03 AM »
Google searches do show Testor's but whenever you follow a link it's invariably Out of Stock, except occasionally the brush on stuff at elevated prices.

I suspect old pages which shops are not taking down.


Just looked on the Testor's website and it's definitely not on there.

Agree with this. If you can actually find it its only in the USA and postage is way to expensive to consider. Also AK Interactive stuff and Mig stuff cannot be shipped to the UK(Brexit again!!)
« Last Edit: July 26, 2021, 11:00:43 AM by modelwarrior »

 

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