Varnishing coaches

[ikcdab]

So I'm have been refurbishing some triang mk 1 coaches and repainting and renumbering them (see other threads!)

Now I need to varnish them to protect the transfers etc. 

Do I use Matt or satin finish? All my wagons I Matt varnish, but coaches are normally shinier.

And i have run out of varnish anyway so tomorrow I am going to experiment with using thinned household water-based varnish (I won't be experimenting on the coaches themselves....)

But any advice on varnishing would be gratefully received.

Thanks

 

[Prometheus]

I usually give my coaches a light dusting of Testors Dullcote after lettering / lining / etc and then, when it has dried, brush paint [carefully] a coat or two of Klear on them. It lifts the colour slightly and gives a sort of semi-matt finish which has a sort-of scale sheen.

 

Tony

[ikcdab]

2 minutes ago, Prometheus said:

I usually give my coaches a light dusting of Testors Dullcote after lettering / lining / etc and then, when it has dried, brush paint [carefully] a coat or two of Klear on them. It lifts the colour slightly and gives a sort of semi-matt finish which has a sort-of scale sheen.

 

Tony

Yes, I did wonder if I could airbrush klear.  I might try that and see what happens. I have some stock of the old formula.

[7821]

i use winsor newton satin varnish from rattle can