How long between coats when hand brushing Future/Klear?

Future has a unique odor. If you can smell it, the Future coat is not cured. I typically wait 48 hours.

And a follow up question - once I am satisfied with the Future/Klear coat, how long should I wait for it to cure before applying the oil wash to the cockpit?

I use oils thinned in Mona Lisa thinner. It is not as aggressive on basecoat enamels and doesn't need a barrier acrylic coat.

Thanks everyone. Decided to go ahead and give the oil wash a try over the single brushed coat of Future. Well danged if I'm not tickled pink over the results. It took some time balancing the amount of paint in the turpenoid. Added a smidge of dishwashing liquid to improve the flow. Man it looked sooo cool! I let the wash sit for about 2 hours and then went back with a brush (and occasional Q-tip) dampened with turpenoid. I just looove how you can use the brush to tweak the wash and get it just the way you want it. Sooooo cool. My first ever wash and I am finding myself wondering WHY I waited so long. I'm taking photos of this build (AM 1/48 SBD-3 Dauntless) and will be creating a build log in the forums soon. I'm a slow builder.

You really don't need to add dishwashing liquid.  The surface tension of turpenoid is much lower than water.  The beauty of oil washes is that you can always correct oil washes to your heart's content thanks to oil's slow drying time.  Since I discovered oil washes two years ago, I've never looked back.

Indeed Chris. Great stuff. Has opened my imagination to try all sorts of uses going forward. And understood re: surface tension but in this instance the dish washing liquid DID make a difference. I'm sure it was due to my oil/turn blend. Trial and error.

I gave it a double take when I saw dishwashing soap added to a solvent type wash. Your wash should be tinted turp and not thinned paint. When brushing Future, several coats are needed to get a good gloss base. This can be used as a barrier for a solvent wash over enamels or even over flat acrylics if you want to obtain crisp deep shadows that will not bleed out as with flat paint.

I usually wait about 10 minutes between light Future coats and at least two days for the Future to cure before decaling or doing washes.

plasticjunkie

Your wash should be tinted turp and not thinned paint.

Yes, using tinted turpenoid, as opposed to thinned paint, is the key.

I add a tiny bit of an oil paint to 1 ml of turpenoid ( in terms of volume the ratio is like 1 (paint) : 25 (turp).  

As was mine. Dirty turpentine. Thanks guys. Despite my best efforts to screw it up, I could not be happier with the results. The single, hand-brushed coat of Future (in this instance, anyway) held up fine. The wash was selectively applied to the cockpit and tweaked just as carefully. No sludge & wipe. As for the smidgen of dish soap, I did notice an improvement in flow into the details where I wanted the wash to go. I made a large enough batch of wash to have plenty for future applications so we'll see how it works down the road. I posted a couple of photos of the results on my Instagram account (same username) and will eventually be creating a WIP build log here on the forums in the aircraft section. Again, thank you for your replies :)