I've been looking for something to protect the finish on a few of my foamies and thought I would give Hobby Coat a try. I found it at Great Hobbies and it was only $10 for a 4oz bottle. I gave an old FMS spitfire two coats with a foam brush and it only took about 1oz for both coats. It dried in about 30 minutes and seems to really sealed in the decals. It leaves a semi-gloss finish It has a kind of a rubbery feel to it (few pics below)
Wasn't too sure how I felt about it at first however after a few flights on a wet and muddy field I'm really glad I used it. Just a few squirts of water from a spray bottle and the Spit wiped clean (paint and decals fully intact :) ) Water just seems to bead up on surfaces as opposed to soaking into the paint.
Still not 100% sure about the semi-gloss finish for a few warbirds so going to try polycrylic minwax on another older model to see how that works out. I was able to find a satin finish in an aerosol at home depot south of the boarder. Does anyone have any other suggestions for products that I may want try as well?
Thanks
Peter