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Washes: Acrylic or enamel?

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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Where the coyote howl, NH
Washes: Acrylic or enamel?
Posted by djrost_2000 on Thursday, May 6, 2004 12:33 AM
Getting ready to paint my Type IXc U-boat. Paint job will be enamel. Will apply gloss lacquer over paint job and planning to use acrylics for the wash. My reasoning being that the acrylics won't bite into the lacquer coat like an enamel paint might.

Is my reasoning correct?

Thanks,

Dave
  • Member since
    March 2004
  • From: Paarl, South Africa
Posted by SeaBee on Thursday, May 6, 2004 1:16 AM
Should not, acrylics quite safe. I use it all the time. Just don't use a wrong thinning agent...
  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: CT - USA
Posted by thevinman on Thursday, May 6, 2004 7:18 AM
You should be fine with acrylics. I prefer to use artists water colors for my washes. They are the least aggressive of any type of wash and they are really easy to work with. Check out Swanny's tutorial:
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Weathering.html
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Where the coyote howl, NH
Posted by djrost_2000 on Saturday, May 8, 2004 12:32 AM
Thanks for the replies, I feel safe nowCool [8D]

Dave
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