That was a common use for retouching and otherwise playing with photographic images before photoshop and digitization and folks like Bob became expert in improving the art.
I have never had any problem with plastic, but as with any lacquer, I am careful not to put it on wet, and usually it goes on top of a paint layer, so it rarely has occasion to come into direct contact with the styrene. Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > Being in the photo business, we've sometimes used to coat prints to > prevent fading and water damage not to mention client handling. A > common brand name was McDonalds, which I discovered worked real well on > decals, especially those semi ancient Enhorning's. > > I tried it on a plastic model with disastrous results--so another no-no! > > Bob Werre > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, JGG > > KahnSr <jacekahn@...> wrote: > > > I've used Kyrlon matte spray in a pressurized can for years and am > > generally satisfied with it. The usual caveats apply: don't use it on > > a humid day, use light > > > coats, keeping the spray moving over the surface, else you will end > > up with a nasty overspray, and NEVER, EVER touch any excess on the > > surface > > and don't try it on N scale cars. As an old O scaler I used spray cans > > and they still worked fine on S stuff but the first time I tried it on > > an N scale boxcar it went tumbling across my deck like a tornado had > > gotten it, so I'm using a small can of testors dull spray on them, > > twice the cost for 1/4 the paint :>)...DaveBranum > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
