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                        small paint (wash) question..

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                        ipms40049
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: BOONEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
                        small paint (wash) question..
                        Posted by ipms40049 on Saturday, February 12, 2005 6:52 AM
                        ..... can use an enamel wash over enamel paint? and what type of thinner do you use for this? Im using MM enamels for my wash, because I have more color choices. But im putting this wash over enamels. So I dont think Lacquer thinner would work to good. Or would it with a good gloss coat underneath?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 12, 2005 10:40 AM
                        Pat.
                        Im not sure if that would work or not. What I do is use water color. Thin it down with water, add a drop of dish soap to break surface tention, and go to shading. Its easy to clean off excess, and it wont eat through your paint.

                        Brian.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, February 12, 2005 1:12 PM
                        You can wash enamels with enamel, but don't use Lacquer thinner, it's too hot. Try mineral spirits as a thinner, & only use it as a wash. If you start any scrubbing, you could lift the base coat paint.

                        Regards, Rick
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 12, 2005 2:01 PM
                        I future the model before I do an enamel wash because I use Lacq. thinner that the hard barrier in between the enamel and enamel wash keeps me from getting headaches
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                        Tankmaster7
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, February 12, 2005 8:48 PM
                        I thin them down with mineral spirits. I always use a coat of futere as a barrier though.
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