Hi Gail-- I generally just give my printed sheets one coat, thought some folks do two. The spray will soak into the paper and be dry almost instantly. I does deepen the colors a little bit, but not much, and does not give any shine. That comes later! I seems to have no effect on gluing, and I don't notice any difference in stiffness.
With most of my models I like to give them several light coats of spray after they are finished. For the models that should be really shiny (cars, racing planes) I use Krylon Clear Glaze. For models That need to be dull (tanks, camo planes) I finish up with a coat or two of Testors Dull Coat. Check the finish on some of my stuff at my site shown on my other letter. John On Jan 31, 8:27 pm, Gail Hensler <[email protected]> wrote: > When you spray your sheets with a light coat of acrylic lacquer does > it give them > a very faint shine? That would be good as often my models look kind of > faded. > They aren't. It is just that the ink isn't terribly bright sometimes. > Also, does the glue > adhere ok to the shine or gloss of the acrylic spray? Does it make > your paper stiffer? > I would like to start doing this to give a little more brightness to > my models. Thank you. > > Gail > > On Jan 31, 2010, at 6:18 PM, John Freeman wrote: > > > Howdy Jack-- > > > Everything Ed says is true. However, bear in mind that with this game > > there are no rules. There is no "right way" and no "wrong way." > > Whatever works for you is the right way, and you will figure this out > > for yourself after building for a while. Don't be afraid to try > > something different. > > > I use Elmers, or something like it, and I don't wait for it to dry out > > a bit. It is almost like super glue--almost instant. Put a smallish > > amount of glue on one side, but the pieces together, and squeeze > > (heavy duty tweezers are good for this) for a few seconds. The paper > > absorbs a lot of the water from the glue and it is set. Yes, it does > > get stronger with complete drying, but you don't have to hold it until > > then. > > > One thing I find of great value. After printing your sheets, spray > > them with a light coat of acrylic lacquer. I use Krylon, but there are > > others. This seals the ink in, and most of the dirt out. It makes it > > much easier to keep the model clean as you work on it. Also, any > > excess glue squeezed out of a joint can be finger wiped off with no > > bad effects. > > > I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your builds! > > > John Freeman > >http://2oldkiters.smugmug.com/ > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Papermodels II" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > . > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en > > . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en.
