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                        Tamiya acrylic wash?? Has anyone had success with it??

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                        usmc1371
                        • Member since
                          October 2005
                        • From: Maryland
                        Tamiya acrylic wash?? Has anyone had success with it??
                        Posted by usmc1371 on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:52 AM

                        Hi all,

                        I'm one who likes to base paint with enamels for a variety of reasons.  I've never had success with Tamiya acrylic washes though.  I was wonder if anyone else has had success and if so, how did they do it?  The problem I'm having is the wash leaves nasty watermarks that I can't get rid of.  Here's the process I've used:

                        1. Enamel base paint
                        2. Gloss coat with Model Master Acryl Clear
                        3. Mix dish washing soap (Dawn), water, and Tamiya acrylic paint
                        4. Apply wash liberally
                        5. Wait 5 minutes
                        6. Try to wipe off excess

                        Step 6 is were the wash process fails.  I can't get rid of the watermarks.  I'm considering switching to Polly Scale for washes but I still have a bunch of Tamiya acrylics that I don't want to see wasted.  Any help out there?

                        -Jesse

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                        Triarius
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
                        Posted by Triarius on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:10 PM

                        Dilute the Tamiya with 90% isopropyl alcohol, and use a cloth/paper towel lightly dampened with the same to remove the excess after drying. You do not need to add soap (wetting agent)

                        Tamiya acrylics use an alcohol based solvent system.  You can clean them with soap and water, but they should be diluted with alcohol.

                        Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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                        bspeed
                        • Member since
                          February 2008
                        • From: Van Alstyne, Tx.
                        Posted by bspeed on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:31 PM

                        Is not Step 2 where the trouble originates ?

                        Wont that finish get re-dissolved by the wash solvents.. ?

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                        BigSmitty
                        • Member since
                          September 2008
                        • From: Minneapolis MN
                        Posted by BigSmitty on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:02 PM

                        I'm with bspeed on this one.  If you maybe tried sealing with Future or maybe the MM Laquer Glosscoat and let it fully cure, you should not see any watermarks.  I haven't played with the MM Acryl Glosscoat (spray can I'm assuming) but that would be where my money is.

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                        Triarius
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
                        Posted by Triarius on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:29 PM

                        Oops! I missed that: Acrylic gloss coat.

                        If you want to use Tamiya as a wash, you are better off using a non-acrylic gloss coat. Future is readily dissolved by 90% isopropyl, even when fully cured.

                         

                        Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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                        usmc1371
                        • Member since
                          October 2005
                        • From: Maryland
                        Posted by usmc1371 on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:52 PM

                        Thanks for the response, guys.  I'll give the lacquer based gloss coat a try.

                        -Jesse

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