Mr. Topcoat over Tamiya X22

Hi guys,

I have a question. Can i spray mr. Topcoat over tamiya X22 acrylics? Has anybody some experience with this.

Lesley

You can use it over X22, just be careful.. Why are you using clear over clear..?? Tamiya X22 is not a very good clear. It takes forever to dry and it marks really easily when handled. If you haven't already used it, don't, just go straight to the Mr Top Coat instead would be my advice and skip the X22 altogether...

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the quick reply. I already put X22 on the porsche a couple of days ago. It's already dry, but the result is not so great. I had better results with X22 before on my Ducati and it looked great. I have heard if you decant Mr. Topcoat and thin it with Tamiya acrylics thinner it can be use thru the airbrush, but i'm not sure. I wouldn't spray it directly from the can, because of the gasses. Also is it possible to spray 1k Or 2k from zero paints over this?

Lesley

If the paint under the X-22 is anything other than a water based Acrylic(like Tamiya Acrylics)You can use Ammonia to safely strip off the X-22 without affecting the underlying paint.

I have used in the past Tamiya X 22 as base for decals on my Airplane models and sprayed after with Gunze's B 502 Topcoat semi gloss. The models are now 3 years old, everything is the same, no crack now nothing! So you could use this clear over X 22 without any problem. Mr. Top Coat is a bit more glossy than X 22. If you spray them with airbrush, you can mix them both with Mr. Color Thinner. Works fine and hardens better! For polishing you will need to wait some days, Mr. Toapcoat hardens like hell imediatly but will melt under your fingers. So don't rush and let them dry completly!

PS: wear some latexhand gloves!

Also is it possible to spray 1k Or 2k from zero paints over this?

Lesley

Not entirely sure about that. Seems you can spray the 2K over most things and it's not so bad, but not sure how strong the 1K is. If in doubt I wouldn't mix different clears, stick to the same brand of clear and usually they will work together with no problems..