Reply to "Clear Gloss for Scalecoat on 2-Rail Brass Loco"

Lou1985OGR Forum Member

@HudsonORailRoader posted:
The clear coat adheres to the polish? Which brand polish do you use?
I'll be painting the loco and tender with Scalecoat loco black in a matte finish. Have a couple bottle of the stuff in my inventory. So, are you saying to use the black matte and then polish before decals?

Any automotive polish will work. Just use a light one (i.e. not a cutting compound) and polish only the area you are going to place the decal. Just give it a bit of gloss/smooth it out. You don't polish the whole model, just the area you are decaling. The rest of the model will still have matte/flat paint. Apply decals to the area you polished, let the dry, clear coat, done.

Automotive polish only. No wax, no combination polish/wax either. Automotive polish should not leave behind any reside. It just brings up the gloss on a surface and does not provide protection/water beading like a wax.

5/5/222:54 PM

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