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Floquil Decaling and Weathering Trinity - Replacement Needed

11/29/2015

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Floquil Crystal Cote, Glaze, and Flat Finish

Now that I am getting back into the swing of painting and decaling, it is time to focus on the next step - weathering.  Because I have been detached from painting for about five years now, since brfore I moved to Lincoln, NE, my experience lies with products that are no longer available.  I'll pose the question here, looking for answers on FaceBook....
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Back in the day, my trusty standby mediums for decaling and weathering were Floquil Glaze, Floquil Crystal-Cote, and Floquil Flat Finish.  If using Scalecoat II paint, the finish was always glossy enough that I would apply decals directly to the painted surface.  If I were painting with Floquil or some other paint that dried with a dull finish, I would spray a coat of Floquil Crystal-Cote to the model before decaling.

Once decaling was complete, I would usually spray either Crystal-Cote or Glaze to the model to seal in the decals before weathering.  Floquil Flat Finish was always an ingredient in the weathering colors I concocted to spray on the decaled models.  Some Glaze or Crystal-Cote might be mixed in as well to achieve the look I may have been aiming for.

After the weathering layer dried, I might even spray the model with some mixture of the Trinity to tweak the final finish and seal in the weathering layer.  A hint of a secondary weathering color might be included at this level.  I found that several clear layers as well a a weathering layer do an excellent job of hiding the edges of the decal film.

While I still have a few bottles of the "Floquil Trinity" in my secret stash, I guess it is time to search for a replacement.  What are the expert painters using today?  I have seen posts touting the use of aerosol cans of flat or gloss finish, however I do not intend to point an aerosol can at my models!

I pulled out of couple of CCBX ElastoFlo covered hoppers I painted and weathered several years ago to review.  The aim for these cars was a very light weathering with some luster in the finish.  The Floquil Trinity was used to achieve this.
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I look forward to hearing from the airbrush weatherers out there.  What are we using today now that Floquil is no-longer?

Chris
1 Comment
Joe Dusatko
7/8/2016 02:21:51 pm

Did you ever find replacements for Floquil? I'm in the same boat. Floquil flat finish was my go to.

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