The LP line is a lacquer type and it shows from the first coat: the film is very thin, smooth and hard once cured. That is what makes it a favourite for car bodies, metal finishes and camouflage schemes that are masked with tape.
The range takes in matt military tones, gloss and metallic shades and clear colours for lights. Plan for the matching lacquer thinner and a bench you can ventilate properly, as the fumes are stronger than with water-thinnable paints.
Lacquers flash off quickly and form a coherent layer that masking tape neither soaks into nor lifts. The thin film leaves engraved panel lines legible after several passes. On car bodies there is a further benefit: once cured, a lacquer surface can be polished to a smooth shine, which is extremely difficult with acrylic.
Thin only with lacquer thinner; neither water nor acrylic thinner will dissolve the paint correctly. Lacquer types tolerate generous thinning, so they spray well at lower pressure. Compressor, gun and spray booth are all in the airbrush section.
Lay light passes and give them time in between. If dust lands in the surface, it can be carefully sanded back and resprayed once cured, without stripping the finish. Metal shades in the line are complemented by the metallic paints range, including polishable options.
Work with extraction and a respirator. Flush the gun with the appropriate cleaner from the thinners and cleaners range the same day, because cured lacquer is stubborn to remove from a nozzle.
Gloss and metallic shades from this line most often finish on car and formula kits. For a comparison with water-thinnable options, open acrylic model paints.
