buckeyedave Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 does anyone use polytranspar ???? i havent tryed it ,thinking about buying some to try . water base or lacquer , any info would help thanks buckeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Sanner Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I use it and it sprays great and it is very durable. I cant hardly sand through it with 100 grip paper. I usually have to take a paper towel and soak it in denatured alcohol and rub the bait and it will eat the paint off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I don't use lacquer so can't comment on it. I use various brands of acrylics including Polytranspar, Createx, Smith Wildlife, and Van Dykes. I mix and match brands and dry each "shot" with a hair dryer and have had no issues with different brands being incompatible. I like Createx as a base palette becaue their paint is very consistent. Smith Wildlife has some nice fish colors but I'll use any brand if the color's right. The single brand/color I use the most is Polytranspar Superhide White for color basecoating. It has lots of white pigment and covers wood grain fast, it sprays well, and it dries quickly to a hard gloss that's more durable than any airbrush paint I've tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VANNDALIZER Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I think they make polytranspar in both oil and water base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyedave Posted August 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 thanks for the info:yay: im going to try the water base kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnie3035 Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I use the water based all the time. It sprays pretty good, but it will dry fast on the needle and clog often. A drop or two of retarder solves the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL Rods Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I'm with Gunnie, if your using the water base absolutely add the retarder/thinner. I love what you can do with the gold toner, the superhide white is nice as well as the bass belly white and I like their med/dk bass green alot. I also like their blending brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdoctor Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I use the same colors/products as BobP and 76gator. The superhyde works very well. Watch out for the bright orange; coverage qualities are not that great. Also smith wildlife colors especially the flip flop colors. question> can you use dick nite over the aforementioned paints? I know it works well with heat set createx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I use DN over all the brands with no paint-associated problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
