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Discover professional-grade clear coat finishes from Testors, featuring premium lacquer-based protective coatings for scale models and hobby projects. This collection showcases essential finishing products including Dullcote matte finish and Glosscote gloss finish in convenient aerosol spray cans that deliver smooth, even coverage with fast drying times. Each formula provides durable protection for painted surfaces while enhancing visual depth and realism, complementing Testors enamel paints, lacquer paints, and spray finishes for complete model finishing workflows.
Testors, an American manufacturer with over 80 years of heritage in the hobby industry, produces some of the most trusted finishing products for scale modelers worldwide. Their lacquer-based clear coat line represents the gold standard for protecting and enhancing painted models through professional-quality formulations that deliver consistent results. The collection includes Testors Dullcote 1160, which provides an ultra-matte finish that eliminates shine and creates authentic scale appearance by reducing light reflection, and Testors Glosscote 1161, which delivers a high-gloss finish that enhances color depth and provides a smooth surface for applying decals or additional weathering effects.
Testors manufactures these clear coats using fast-drying lacquer chemistry that bonds securely to underlying paint layers while remaining thin enough to preserve fine surface details. The aerosol delivery system atomizes the lacquer into fine particles that settle evenly across complex surfaces, eliminating brush marks and reducing the risk of pooling in recessed areas. Dullcote creates a flat, non-reflective surface ideal for military vehicles, aircraft, and figures where authentic matte appearance is critical for scale realism. Glosscote produces a smooth, reflective finish perfect for automotive models, aircraft canopies, and as a preparatory coat before applying water-slide decals, as the glossy surface allows decals to settle without silvering around edges. Application requires adequate ventilation due to solvent content, light coats applied from 8-12 inches distance, and drying time of 15-30 minutes between coats for optimal results.
Complement Testors clear coats with other finishing products for comprehensive model completion. Explore Vallejo clear coats for brush-applied acrylic alternatives, Microscale clear coats for decal preparation, and additional Testors spray finishes for primer and color coats. Build complete painting systems by combining clear coats with Testors enamel paints for brush painting, Testors extreme lacquer for airbrush work, and Testors markers for detail work. Advanced modelers achieve professional results by applying Glosscote before decaling, sealing decals with another gloss coat, then finishing with Dullcote to unify the surface and create authentic weathered appearances that replicate prototype vehicles and aircraft with museum-quality realism.
