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  • Member since
    November 2005
Wash
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 7:28 AM
Hope I'm in the right place to be asking questions. Seems to be a wealth of knowledge out there.
I've never been able to come up with a satisfactory wash to give a good impression of shadows and crevasses for the cockpit interiors. I have primarily used thinned acrylcs. But no matter whether I use water, acrylic thiners, or alcohol, as the wash dries the pigment seem to be drawn outward, away from the raised details. I have used enamelQuestion [?]s but the thinner tended to craze the details. What is the secret to the great depth and shadows I see on all of the reviews?
  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Washington State
Posted by leemitcheltree on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:48 AM
Whoa - nasty
I've never had that problem before............one thing I've had a lot of success with in washes is paint the cockpit interior color, give it a quick squirt with Future, then use oil or enamels as a wash, and you can use thinners to wipe off any excess paint - the thinners won't affect the future, then a flat overcoat and a drybrush.
Might seem to be a lot of jerking around, but I've had very few disasters and some very good results using this method - and gee do I hate doing things twice.
Just make sure that whatever wash you use is a different type of paint system than the original coat of paint so that the wash doesn't soften the original paint.
Cheers,
Lee Tree

Cheers, LeeTree
Remember, Safety Fast!!!

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:57 AM
A drop or two of white vinegar will also prevent your wash to dry and leave hard edges and blotches...
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