KSW100 Black super gloss water based airbrush paint ready to use
High chemical resistance
Universal gloss base for all Kustom Service metallic alcohol base paints
KSW100 BLACK super gloss is a water based ready to spray colour for airbrush.
This color is not a primer, is just a glossy color base.
It must be applied over a black primer if you think to mask your surface, because used alone it hasn't a good adhesion over plastics.
It is extremely shiny when compared to the products commonly present on the market
Can be used alone as a glossy black finish or as a glossy black base if we want to have a perfect chrome color or if we want to use it as base for all other metallic paint Kustom Series.
Is not necessary dilute it because it is ready to use for 0,3 nozzle airbrush.
Just if necessary, this color can be simply diluted by adding common distilled water (RECOMMEND! use distilled water only! Not other waters or thinners)
It is absolutely not recommended to dilute with our thinners or reducers of other brands. In general is not recommended dilute this paint.
AIRBRUSH
Airbrush with 0.3 nozzle. If a 0.2 is used, color must be dilute to a maximum of 5% but the color loose a part of his glossy power.
Brush: it is not possible use it by brushes.
PRESSURE
Always recommended 2 bar except when working on very small components for which a pressure of 1.5 bar can also be used
DILUTION
Use this color as it is, is not necessary dilute it but if you want dilute not to much than 5% with distilled water.
APPLICATION
First of all never try to dry it with air dryer or airbrush air, let it dry at room temperature for 12 hours.
If we forced the dry time by air KSW100 black gloss loose his shine effect.
We suggest (but it is not obligatory and the technique may vary according to your experience):
Apply a light coat, wait 5 minutes and apply a first wet coat. After 5 minutes apply a second wet coat and wait 12 hours to be ready for metallic paints applications.
The important thing at the end of the application is to have a mirror-like glossy effect, make many test to have the best result.
DRY TIME
If we want the maximum gloss effect never use air dryer or other air to dry this paint, let it dry alone at room temperature.
If we use air it become satin not gloss and all CHR01 or CHR03 loose their mirror effect.
12 hours for a correct touch free and best resistance to alcohol or other laquer paint
72 hours for a complete dry time.
NOTE: it can resist to laquer but it will lose his shiny effect.
POLISHING
Wait 72 hours before buffing and polishing.
Polish it with our compound
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NOTE: wet coat means a compact hand with a mirror effect.
AIRBRUSH CLEANING
Clean the airbrush with our water-based paint cleaner, if you don't have the water base Kustom Service Cleaner, you can adjust with tap water. Other additives not recognized by us can be used but at the discretion of the modeler.
COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER COLORS OF OTHER BRANDS
This product can be applied both above and below other colours of other brands without problem.
TECHNICAL OBSERVATIONS
After waiting 72 hours you can polish if you want to remove any defects with our miracle polishing compound.
HUMIDITY AND EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE
For a water based paint the humidity and room temperature is a big big problem so please take care of this.
Don't try to accelerate the dry time, it will become satin not gloss.
Work at room temperature of 15/18° Celtius minimum.
LOSS OF DETAILS
Our clear coat never cancel the particular of your models but if you apply too much paint you loose for sure all.
