Hi

I've never washed, and need your help When you wish to wash a cockpit, do you clear-coat it first?

I've sprayed and brushed Tamiya acrylics and I can glue together now. Nice if it could be weathered a bit. Can I wash before applying Future?

Thanks. Guy

G'day Guy. I think you would have a better finish if you applied the future then the wash. The glossier finish would make the wash spread better and "capillary" into all the little cracks and corners where grime tends to accumulate. It is also much easier to remove excess where you've gone too heavily. I use Tamiya acrylics, then "Future" (or our local equivalent), then Tamiya enamels or artists oils, heavily thinned either way.

Good luck with it.

Cheers, D

Hi Guy !

When doing a wash , as to what Damian has said you want to seal the your paint job before applying a wash . If you use acrylic paint you want the wash to be in oil/enamel paint or vs versa with enamel to a acrylic wash . The clear coat will seal he paint for the thinner attacking the your work . Your wash will flow better using a flat clear coat such as testor's dull coat . Gives something for the wash to bite into . It's simple to do , but one can go over board with it . Start by applying it lightly and building it up form there to the effect you are looking for . Once the wash is dried , re-seal again with your choice of gloss or dullcoat to seal and protect the finish .

Thankyou Folk's

Now I know just what to do:



I'll glue all these parts together, without joining the fuselage halves, clear-coat it with future, and then apply a very thinned enamel wash of brown?, or grey?. Hopefully, the mineral spirit thinner will not melt the plastic or finish.
This P-51 is for a campaign, and I'm in so few I can't waste them.

Thanks again. Guy

Hi Guy .

You can use brown . I use a mix of brown and black . Colours are from the Testors Model Master range Raw sierra , brunt sierra and flat black . Some times once that is all dried and sealed i will give it another wash of grey in a few areas Once the wash is done and dried for added realizm do a dry brush of the base colour with white or even a buff shade and real seal .

Very nice paint work so far on your mustang . Also great to have you in the campaign .

Remember the clear coat, expecially when using a wash using the same solvent as your base coat

I've also used water based black ink, heavily diluted with a drop of dishwashing liquid, as a wash.

D's right the glossy finish of the Future/Klear/Pledge(?) will aso help the paint flow into the recesses.

Thankyou for the lesson. Every inch was useful Guy