Satin protective topcoat, 400ml aerosol
Army Painter
Varnishes & Sealers
A varnish is the last thing that touches a finished model and the only one whose job is to still be there in a year. It is not a colour and it is not judged like one: the buying question is sheen and delivery, not hue. Matt kills the plastic shine that makes a good paint job photograph badly; gloss protects hardest and is what goes under a transfer or over a gemstone; satin is the compromise most armies actually want. Brush-on gives you control on a single model, an aerosol covers a unit in one pass and cannot be posted to every country.
The Honest Verdict
Two coats of matt over everything is the default that goes wrong least - and the commonest failure is not the product but the conditions: varnish sprayed in cold or damp air goes cloudy, and no brand is immune to it. Gloss first and matt over the top is the durable combination if the model will be handled. Buy the sheen you want; the price spread across brands is small next to the cost of stripping a frosted army.
On This Shelf
174 products read and admitted so far - 19 brands, filterable below. More are mined and waiting to be judged.
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174 of 174 products
Matt protective topcoat, 120ml bottle
Monument
Gloss clear coat for airbrushing, 60 ml bottle · 60 ml · KV101
Kaleido ColorWorks
Matt anti-shine topcoat, 400ml aerosol
Army Painter
Gloss protective topcoat, 120ml bottle
Monument
Semi-Gloss clear coat for airbrushing, 60 ml bottle · 60 ml · KV102
Kaleido ColorWorks
Gloss protective topcoat, 18ml dropper
Army Painter
Matt clear coat for airbrushing, 60 ml bottle · 60 ml · KV103
Kaleido ColorWorks
Matt protective topcoat, 18ml dropper
Army Painter
Gloss clear coat for airbrushing, 210 ml bottle · 210 ml · KV201
Kaleido ColorWorks
Matt clear coat for airbrushing, 210 ml bottle · 210 ml · KV203
Kaleido ColorWorks
Gloss protective topcoat, 15ml dropper
Duncan
No price tracked yet
Humbrol Gloss Varnish
AMMO by Mig Matt Varnish
Reaper Master Series Brush-on Sealer
Brush-on protective sealer, 14.78ml dropper
Reaper
No shop we track holds a checked link for this yet.
Gloss protective topcoat, 100ml bottle · AK11239
AK Interactive
No price tracked yet
Matt clear coat sprayed over a finished paint scheme to protect it and kill shine · 500ml aerosol · Matt · United Kingdom · TCF-SPR-004 · 5060843100959
Colour Forge
No price tracked yet
Water-based acrylic gloss topcoat aerosol, low odour; permanent and durable · 400ml
Liquitex
No price tracked yet
Water-based acrylic gloss topcoat aerosol; permanent, non-removable, non-yellowing · 400ml
Vallejo
No price tracked yet
Revell Aqua Color Mix Acrylic Thinner (100ml)
Acrylic thinner and drying retarder · 100 ml
Revell
No price tracked yet
Matt (anti-shine) · 100 ml · Airbrush-ready varnish
Army Painter
No price tracked yet
Solvent thinner for Dirty Down Snot and Gore effect paints · 50ml
Dirty Down
No price tracked yet
Semi-Gloss clear coat for airbrushing, 210 ml bottle · 210 ml · KV202
Kaleido ColorWorks
No price tracked yet
Duncan Rhodes Two Thin Coats Matt Varnish
Matt protective topcoat, 15ml dropper
Duncan
No shop we track holds a checked link for this yet.
Humbrol Satin Varnish
Gloss protective sealer, 14.78ml dropper
Reaper
No price tracked yet
Matt protective topcoat, 100ml bottle · AK11237
AK Interactive
No price tracked yet
Satin clear coat sprayed over a finished paint scheme to protect it with a balanced sheen · 500ml aerosol · Satin · United Kingdom · TCF-SPR-047 · 5060843106203
Colour Forge
No price tracked yet
Water-based acrylic matt topcoat aerosol, low odour; permanent and durable · 400ml
Liquitex
No price tracked yet
Water-based acrylic matt topcoat aerosol; permanent, non-removable, non-yellowing · 400ml
Vallejo
No price tracked yet
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