As the dark wash accumulates in the recesses it dissolves the base paint in those nooks and crannies!!
Am I crazy or learning disabled??
In every reference I check they make is sound easy as one-two-three but I knew it would lift the paint, I knew it! Only now I spotted a comment at Tamiya's website where they say washes are actually dangerous to the finish (gee, thanks for letting me know after 3 or 4 modeling books that mention nothing of the kind) and they recommend shading all those millions of lines and recesses with an airbrush.
Thank god I tested on the wheels of my tank so won't have problems stripping that crap off.
Why not work with tap water with some black arylic paint added?
For this experiment I used turpentine + a bit of Humbrol matt black as the wash. The base coat is Tamiya's Nato Green (matt).
Goddamnit, I think I'm gonna give this model to my niece's gerbils if it doesn't stop launching those attacks on me.
You guys think a coat of clear gloss varnish will help? I heard people say it helps the flow & distribution of the wash too.