Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating Aerosol Spray, 6oz

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Has a matte finish. I expected it to be completely transparent, but it is not. Will dull the shine of anything you apply it to

Krylon is a good product. Use it on a low humidity, high heat day above 75° and it will dry within and hour or two.

This spray does have gloss to it. I probably used about 6 or 7 coats on a canvas; I've never used any kind of protective spray before so I didn't quite know what to expect or what the magic number of coats was, if any. I followed the instructions on the can, and put on another coat every 15 minutes. I don't know how many coats it would have taken, but the number of coats I applied seems to seal the water based inks I use (Dylusions, for example Ranger Dyan Reaveley Dylusions Collection Ink Spray, Cherry Pie ). I've been searching on what I can use to seal the (reactive with water) Dylusions ink sprays for a while. I waited 24 hours, then I sprinkled some water on top of my canvas to see how it held up, and the results are positive, it repelled the water. Pro Tip: Get a feel for the spray by spraying on something that is not your project first, or on an inconspicuous area. Start by spraying off of the project so that you don't have edges of your project non-coated, and off of your project for the same reason. Be patient. If at all possible, use this outside. I did, and the fumes still followed me into my house even though I had the glass door closed. For example, I went outside, closed the sliding glass door, sprayed a coat, opened my sliding glass door and shut it behind me really fast and it still smelled like chemicals, and none of it was on my clothes. If you must do this indoors, make sure that your area is WELL VENTILATED. Well ventilated doesn't just mean just an open window either.

Last year I ventured into creating some costume armor (chest plate, pauldrons, arm guards, etc.) that was extremely time consuming (somewhere around 50 hours of work). When everything was painted up and ready to be worn, I wanted to make sure to put one final protective coat over the acrylic paint to prevent chipping or wear in places where the armor rubs together. I know for a fact (from experience) that without this sealant, this particular paint would have chipped off in 'high traffic' areas very quickly. I only bought one can and it covered 2-3 coats of the entire armor (probably about a 10 sq. ft. surface area) with a small amount left in the can still. I noticed absolutely no discoloration (on the gray and white armor) and no rough/uneven spots. The reason I was so pleased with this was that there was absolutely NO tackiness afterwards. It left a hard, completely clear coat that 100% protected the armor through many hours of wear. The only thing to be careful about (besides the obvious point of USE THIS OUTSIDE- why would you want to accidentally spray parts of your house with this anyway?) is over-spraying and running. It's difficult to see what's already been sprayed, but if you accidentally spray too much in any one spot, it will run and leave streaks or bubbles. There were a few streaks in some small spots on my armor, luckily the coating is clear enough that it can't really be seen because I really didn't feel like sanding it down.