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Newbie question: Spray-on Varnishes (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/tabletopminis
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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'll probably just keep an eye on the FLGS for them. There's a few painting seal varnishes I can get at art supply stores here, too, but I'm on the fence about them. I still have a few days of dropper varnish left, so it'll give me some time to consider.