Tamiya Paint

I was just wondering if the basic spray paint colors like "black" are glossy, or if the semigloss black is more glossy than just "black". I have both of these colors and I'd prefer to paint my ITR with the glossier color. Thank you. Also, is satin black similar to matt black?

For Tamiya paints... No prefix (semi-gloss, matt) then its Gloss. So that ,means X-1 for bottled stuff, TS-14 for spray can.
For Gunze paints, a little lower to the left of the color name you will find it's type( gloss, semi-gloss, flat etc..)
HTH
Steve

Tamiya acrylic in jars: X=gloss, XF=flat/matte

Semi gloss more or less equals satin

Tamiya TS in sprays are all gloss IIRC


Satin/semigloss is a finish somewhere between gloss and flat

To a large degree you can change the finish of one kind of paint by covering it with a gloss, semi gloss/satin or matt/flat clear coat.

In the aerosols Tamiya TS- range the paint finish is usually gloss unless stated in the description e.g. with the blacks

TS-6 is Black (gloss)
TS-14 is Matt Black
TS-29 is Semi Gloss Black

Most of the car colours are gloss finish.

Tamiya TS in sprays are all gloss IIRC


There are still matt and semi-gloss in the TS line.

In the aerosols Tamiya TS- range the paint finish is usually gloss unless stated in the description e.g. with the blacks

TS-6 is Black (gloss)
TS-14 is Matt Black
TS-29 is Semi Gloss Black

Most of the car colours are gloss finish.

You got TS-6 and TS-14 backwards..
TS-6 is Matt black and TS-14 is Black (gloss)
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