Gloss effect

Posted in Custom Workstation

Hey all,

I'm working on a Catwoman custom using the new DC Essentials Knighfall Catwoman. I want to give her thigh-high boots and long gloves a high gloss latex looking finish, while keeping the purple parts of her costume more matte. The last time I attempted a gloss finish was using ArdCote on a repainted ML figure's legs, and her legs are still tacky two years later. Ideally I'd like to avoid that with this figure. Any thoughts on how I could achieve a gloss/matte combo on this figure? I use acrylic paints, and seal with DullCote. I'm thinking the tackiness is probably in the ArdCote and DullCote combo, so I'm hoping to avoid that here, while still getting a good protective seal on the matte parts.