Gamvar comes in matte satin or gloss.
Acrylic clear coat over water based paint.
Acrylic paint like latex paint is made of acrylic resin.
It isn t unusual to clear coat an acrylic paint finish on a metal surface such as on an automobile with cab acrylic or acrylic lacquer.
A universal clear coat paint for car bodywork that can be used on vehicles of all types.
When you spray lacquer over a solvent based acrylic finish they combine to form a hybrid film even if the acrylic is pigmented to form a paint.
It is supplied ready to use in an aerosol can.
I recommend painting an isolation layer on your piece first.
Yes if you are painting the entire piece acrylic paint can be used on oil stained wood after applying an oil based primer.
If you are just applying decorative work then apply a clear.
Oil based paints form a harder longer.
Unfortunately when many do it yourselfers apply polyurethane over a water based latex or acrylic paint they end up with rampant flaking.
The difference is that while latex is water based acrylic is chemical based.
As an example acrylic paints should not be used over oil based paints.
The product is known as gamvar and the solvent is gamsol.
When to choose oil based paint.
It therefore forms a weak bond with acrylic paint if the paint is applied on top of the oil paint.
This solution is 2 parts golden gel medium to 1 part water.
The acrylic based clear paint can be used to provide a coat on the top of existing paint to provide a gloss finish.
This is mainly because the drying times of water based products and oil based products are different.
If you want to avoid a similar outcome choose a.
Let this gas out and the paint the gamvar on in a single thin even coat.
A polyurethane finish can prolong the life of paint and prevent ultra violet rays from causing it to fade.
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Polyurethane can be oil or water based and you can use either kind over latex paint.
The chemicals allow the paint to expand and contract with the weather and temperature making it a good choice for home exteriors.
However oil based polyurethane tends to yellow as it ages whereas water based varieties stay transparent.