I am completely new to painting reborns and I was looking to start with air dry paints.
However I cannot find any of the glass and tile medium or any soft touch matte varnish.
Is there something else that can be used? Feeling defeated and I haven’t even started yet!
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I use Golden satin glazing medium to mix into the paints. You can find this at Michael’s. Your paints will need to cure for a couple of weeks before you varnish so you’ll have plenty of time to find some Softtouch or a good alternative 
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I use Golden medium mat, you can also use Liquitex medium mat. For varnish you can use DecoArt ultramatt or Golden polymer matt varnish.
There are a lot of already mixed airdry paint for reborning too that come with their mediums and varnish.
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Welcome to the forum!
I only use the Soft Touch Varnish and a few weeks ago I went to search to replenish my supply I found some at Jerry’s and ordered, but now they show out of stock. It shows that it well be restocked(estimated) on 11/03/2020. You can select to be notified when it is back in stock.
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While the Americana Soft Touch and DuraClear Soft Touch are on back order, would this stuff work? It is DuraClear varnish.
The DuraClear Ultra Matte works very well for sealing.
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The regular DuraClear is out of stock, too. The one I show in my previous post is a different kind that isn’t the “soft touch” variety but says it is also matte. I wonder how it would work on vinyl.
Michael’s and Jo Ann’s have the DuraClear Ultra Matte online.
Welcome to the forum. 
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Question about the DuraClear Soft Touch Varnish: can it expire, go bad, stop working after a while? I just found a sealed bottle in a drawer that I bought about three years ago. Anyone think it will still work ok to seal a baby?
I’d open it and try it on a section of an unpainted piece. If it’s not okay, you can strip that section. I’ve had mine for a looong time and it’s still good.
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Thanks, Jean. Does Windsor and Newton take this stuff off?
It does.
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It’s OUT OF STOCK at Jerry’s and everywhere else!!
The DuraClear Ultra Matte is available at decoart.com. It’s also very good.
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I know! I must have gotten the last jar at Jerry’s and since then they show out of stock .
I know this was a long time ago. Is this something to use as a protective matte varnish since GHSP matte’s out? Just straight out of bottle? I have two little things of ghsp matte, glaze and satin. Can I use any of those in a mix? 
I use this as my first coat of sealer. I use @anjsmiles recipe with cornstarch and water. I use Americana Soft Touch Varnish for the final seal but you can use just the DuraClear. I just like the feel of the Soft Touch.
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That’s been out of stock everywhere for months. Where did you find it?
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