Sean,

I've used the model master and testors clear coats in years passed. Though it's easy and gives a nice flat finish, I have found that in areas of frequent handling, the clear will begin to wear away and in some cases just cleaning the airplane with windex or similar can cause areas of wear too. Also, it will yellow in the sun over time. It's not hugely noticable until you have areas that require touchup. You'll never be able to match the paint up using the exact same paint you painted the model with. Though, if you touch up the paint along panel lines, it'll give you some nice color variation. I should note that I've only used it on my smaller electric birds.

In recent years, I've come to use a non-yellowing lacquer clear which I like a lot. It comes in a satin, but the key is to kind of dust it on and then hit it with a light scotch brite pad to finish it off. This works great for everything except glow. If you're clearing for glow, then you need to use a two part clear coat so that it's fuel proof. The nitro in the fuel is pretty harsh on paint finishes.


Chris