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
Humbrol Satin Varnish
Satin protective topcoat, 14ml tinlet
Humbrol
Gloss protective topcoat, 100ml bottle · AK11239
AK Interactive
Matt protective topcoat, 120ml bottle
Monument
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
Revell Aqua Color Mix Acrylic Thinner (100ml)
Acrylic thinner and drying retarder · 100 ml
Revell
Matt anti-shine topcoat, 400ml aerosol
Army Painter
Satin protective topcoat, 100ml bottle · AK11238
AK Interactive
Gloss protective topcoat, 120ml bottle
Monument
Vallejo
Revell Paint Remover for Enamel and Aqua Color (100ml)
Paint stripper · 100 ml
Revell
Gloss protective topcoat, 18ml dropper
Army Painter
Revell Aqua Color Clear Gloss (18ml)
Gloss · 18 ml · Acrylic varnish
Revell
Matt protective topcoat, 18ml dropper
Army Painter
Revell Aqua Color Clear Matt (18ml)
Matt · 18 ml · Acrylic varnish
Revell
Matt (anti-shine) · 100 ml · Airbrush-ready varnish
Army Painter
Revell Spray Color Clear Gloss (100ml)
Gloss · 100 ml aerosol · Acrylic varnish
Revell
Colourless gloss enamel varnish: brush or airbrush it over a finished model (thin with Revell Color Mix) · Gloss · 14 ml · Enamel varnish
Revell
Colourless matt enamel varnish: brush or airbrush it over a finished model (thin with Revell Color Mix) · Matt · 14 ml · Enamel varnish
Revell
AK Interactive
AK Interactive
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