Advice on reworking Dullcote

[bullfrog]

As every mini painter knows it is frustrating spending hours on a particular detail, only to pick the mini up and find you have accidentally worn the paint off of it. We can prattle on about being more careful till the cows come home but s**t will always happen.

So my question is this....can anyone out there with the experience please let me know if Testors Dullcote is EASILY reworkable much in the way an artists workable fixative is?
I thought I might lightly spray finished bits with it to prevent paint damage while working on the rest but still want it to be repaintable.

Thank you....Joanne.

 

[airhead]

Welcome to the forums.

When we do round robin minis, a light coat of dulcoat is often applied to prevent \'rub-offs\' from happening during shipment.

Some wet blenders use a layer of dulcoat so they can quickly remove a layer of paint they are not happy with in the wet blending process.

There are even a few here that swear by dulcoat as a primer.

Short answer: yes, but don\'t get carried away and build up so much you lose detail.

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Remedy: do a quick search on this page for a thread on holding minis while you paint. If you don\'t touch the mini, you don\'t rub the paint off. Then this whole question becomes moot.

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by bullfrog
I thought I might lightly spray finished bits with it to prevent paint damage while working on the rest but still want it to be repaintable.

Wouldn\'t it be easier not to handle the mini itself during painting? It\'s a better solution all round

Einion

 

[DrEvilmonki]

I use vinyl gloves when painting figures that I will be working on for a long period. Stops paint rub off.

 

[bullfrog]

Thank you for all replies. I pin heads and put them on a cork and do all the right things with holding the mini but as I stated...accidents happen ....especially with a four year old running around. I will try airheads advice and try the dullcote out. I only need a light spray so it shouldnt effect the detail.

Have a merry Christmas.