Testing Minwax Polycrylic clear coat

It's made for wood, but I'm testing this polycrylic by Minwax on paint finishes to see how it works in the plastic model hobby. It did really well. I will be doing a follow up video specifically testing on model car bodies.

[centaurus]

Great idea with the plastic utensils!! Thanks for the video!!!

[hopeforthefuture]

I have a small business And I WILL SWEAR by the minwax Polycrylic.. in the can. I have had reactions to the sprays where first coat may go on easy but a second coat had bubbled up the original paint. why on second coat more often I DON"T KNOW but only rarely has a first coat of spray reacted to it but second coat of spray has happened on several already finished pieces.. . I use gloss in a can.. . but I get rid of all excess and do 2 coats with 8 hours between coats to insure it drys.. been using it for 10 yrs now and never have a problem with it. Just don't let it get to thick like he did. unless it is totally LEVEL . SPIN OFF ANY EXCESS RIGHT AFTER DIPPING. and It takes days to dry to a hard finish. curing time can be a month on anything you finish.

[bkmodelcars]

Did the dip can say do not spray. Wonder how it would air brush. Good gloss

[metalliholic]

When you dip them, let the access run off. Don’t hold it horizontal to keep a pool on it. You want thin coats otherwise it won’t dry properly. The top layer will dry and seal in the wet coat underneath

[hobbytimewithpapadan]

I’ve never used this on plastic but have used it a lot on wood. It should be applied in the thin coats and then I go over it with a fine steel wool between coats. I’ve always had great shines with it on wood. This was very interesting test. Thanks Mike. Papadan

[lesd]

The product is fine its the way you applied it thats wrong

[aaronfuksa]

Looking for quickest dry clear aerosol, or maybe airbrush paint i can sand on quickly, but safe over "acrylic". Need to barry some small metal flakes, then apply my color. Wonder if this would work??
Heat gun, or infrared light to speed it along.

[jjr]

Hey topper vision. I would like to ask if you could make a video on your completed kits. That would be nice, thanks.

[thomassoltis]

Great video brother keep up the awesome work

[Shananana]

Can anyone answer, I bought a can of the polycrylic water based and when I went to stir the stuff there was white goo thickness on the bottom that will not mix in. Should I just return it? Or is that normal? Thanks for any help 🙂

[pturley]

Very cool! Love that you are trying different mediums

[GodAlone]

Can someone confirm or correct me on how to open and CLOSE these plastic cans of sealer?? Won't a hammer BREAK this can??

[roadstar]

i think you most definitely sprayed it on tooo thick...also you should have have dipped then hung others and let drip... no product would work well ... thin coats it may have turned out perfect imo

[SingingForTheCreator]

Looks like the clear paint would work great! I'd rather spray them though. Nice review. Side note, don't use these utensils for meal time😊

[genemiller]

nice the way your mind works lol you're right minwax is not cheap ive thought about the other polyurethanes as clear id brush on the can bet it works great for setting in wind sheilds i use testors clear glue and window maker its fairly simillar

[doozersmodels]

Curious how it sands and polishes out??

[JohnPol]

I use this stuff threw the airbrush goes on pretty good

[wudbcarmodeller]

Very interesting. I made a comparison of some similar products in my video on "pledge with future shine". I believe these products to be very similar, if not the same. Thank you.

[props-model-shop]

Tried the Minwax on plastic, by accident.
It later, pealed off... Don't know why.

[ModelCarMinion]

Not much difference from the Future as you said.