Armortek

Guys

Been busy with my build and I am doing some painting, then the dreaded Zimmerit! I am wondering what varnish/lacquer do you use to protect the paint? I have tried Autotek matt lacquer which darkens the overall finish and then tried Hycote lacquer which is slightly lighter when applied but still darkish. The Base colour I am using is Tamiya TS 3 dark yellow.

Look forward to the response guys?

Keep Safe Allan

Hi Allen

To be honest I did not use any varnish or lacquer to protect the paint.

Vince

Allan

You don’t really need a varnish unless you want to create a protective layer over the base coat in order to apply weathering. I use a water based acrylic varnish in rattle cans. I would have recommended the one from Games Workshop which used to be called Purity Seal or now Munitorum Varnish (who thinks up these weird names?) neither seem to be available t the moment.

I see that Vallejo produce a similar varnish and that’s probably the best bet. One tip, don’t apply too thickly or it may silver or frost over. A couple of very light mists is all you need.

Stephen

What is the make of the acrylic varnish you use?

Cheers Allan

Purity Seal

This stuff works ok for me. Available in all good art shops.