I can't wait for the next issue.

fraid you cant weather acrylics with acrylics, the wash will run the base color. you can however weather it with acrylics after sealing with a non acrylic clear coat like testors dullcote. just make sure that the solvent in your wash will not do anything to the paint beneath it .

you'll need some type of sealer to use a wash on acrylics... like Reggie said dull coat, gloss coat, Future etc... I'd seal it again with Future after that(makes the decals look pretty, protects your weathering etc...) then you dull coat on top of that in the case of armor...

Here's some info to look at:
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/TnT_Archives/Washes-weathering.htm

I use MM Acryl and weather it with another brand of acrylic, but I do that after using a coat of Future as has already been stated. I put the Future on, wait 48 hours and then do the wash with the acrylic.

Mike

Thanks for the input. I guess I need to go shopping.

QUOTE: Originally posted by reggiethedorf fraid you cant weather acrylics with acrylics, the wash will run the base color. you can however weather it with acrylics after sealing with a non acrylic clear coat like testors dullcote. just make sure that the solvent in your wash will not do anything to the paint beneath it .

I've never had a problem weathering with acrylics over acrylics. Just make sure the basecoat is dry. 48+ hours is what I wait.

That's one of the fundamental differences between acrylics and enamels. Enamels when they dry, can still be 'activated' by their thinners. Acrylics cannot. When an acrylic dries, it is a barrier of non-breathable plastic. Which is why you want to overcoat enamels with acrylics only after the enamels have dried--they don't breathe. Also, if they didn't dry without any of their carrier left, every time you sprayed Future on there, they would peel up....

Someone else could probably explain it better than my ham-fisted attempt...

Dan