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Newbie question: Spray-on Varnishes (kbin.social)
submitted 2 years ago by Animortis@kbin.social to c/tabletopminis@lemmy.world
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My question here is if there are any rattlecan varnishes people recommend not from Citadel or Army Painter? I'm looking to speed up the varnishing but not all my FLGS have them in stock all the time.

I usually use a painted-on Army Painter Anti-Matte varnish, but lately I've found that process to be rather tedious. Additionally, it can cause issues with my Speedpaints 1.0.

Once I'm done with my bottle, I was considering spray-on varnishes. Now I know that we can use certain regular brand rattlecan primers, like Rustoleum, but I was wondering if anyone had a go-to rattlecan varnish they use that isn't from one of the "big" mini paint companies. (Like Rustoleum? or something?) I can hit a hobby store too if there's something there people like.

I've found there isn't a lot online about this topic. Some videos, sure, but they seem Europe-oriented, and we often have different products here in the U.S., particularly in these regular hardware store items. So I was looking for advice and thoughts.

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[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I'll say, investing in a airbrush has been great.
Even if just for base coating and varnish.
The main reason is you can do it inside without stinking the whole place, which means not dealing with all the shitty weather conditions involved in spraying minis outside.
Too humid, too cold, too hot, bugs, whatever.
Nope, just sit down, spray, clean, done.
The propellant in rattlecan also melts a few types of foam (XPS?) and I use it sometimes for terrain.
Airbrush don't melt anything.

With the price of citadel cans you can proudly buy a airbrush for the price of 2-3 cans that'll last you forever.