if you use krylon, it's stated on the can: if additional coat is needed, let the first coat dry for 2 mins before applying (excessive coats may appear whitish, like frosted glass). i believe this applies to any flat coat.

so don't ever apply mutiple coat at one time. apply the first coat and let it dry. just leave the parts you missed and recoat again after the 1st one dry. you'll get use to it after a while. plus, krylon matte cleans easy with thinner (i've fixed 2 kits from frosting already).

i don't usually bother with heating. i only make sure i let the previous coat dries before applying the next one. so far 4 kits done with krylon matte (one can and still have spare), only the 1st 2 have some issues, due to inexperience . the 3rd & 4th went smooth.

sometimes the frost can give it a whethered look, which is pretty cool for certain parts.

if you want to use flat or semi-gloss top coat, apply decals 1st. else the decals will have a hard time to stick. gloss coat can be applied before decals. generally, the top coat is to protect the decals, so most of the the time, decals and lined, then top coat.

obviously, flat and semi-gloss WILL fost clear parts. gloss top coat (or clear) won't do that. some of my clear decals does frost with krylon, but it'll just scraped off with credit cards(or anything similar). so no issues there. krylon matte doesn't seem to stick on clear decals.


now my question:

how do you remove yellowish stain on white kit? yeah, i know top coat helps to prevent it, but what about white kits that have become a little yellowish? how doi remove those before coating? bleach?

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Jul 25 2012, 11:38 PM