Hello everyone.
I tried out my new Mig Washes which I have never used before. They worked well, except they left a very hard edge around the edge of the wash which looked aweful. Does anyone know what I did wrong, or how to fix this?
I used them on a flat acrylic surface, since the jar says to use it on acrylic paint only.
Thanks!

Their washes are enamel based. I always find myself thinning them before I use them with either turpenoid or their enamel thinner.

Pending you applied the wash over the acrylic base you can clean it up using enamel thinner or turpenoid/turpentine/mineral spirits. It may take a while but should clean up.

Hope this works for you

Hi,

just a tip: flat surfaces in general leave those nasty marks more than gloss surfaes. To avoid them, you can make the paint less flat by adding clear gloss paint (unless you don't want a gloos paint ofcourse, then my tip is useless )

Use a gloss clear coat on the paint before you use your washes. The smooth surface will allow the wash to flow more naturally into the recesses of the model. Like stated before you may need to thin the wash a bit as well and this will only help it flow even better. Once the wash is dry then spray it with a dull coat to seal the wash in and to once again to give your paint a dull finish. Just the way I do it sometimes, you can also try using an acrylic wash. Games workshop makes some nice washes. Just my two coppers.

My problem with them is that I found the Mig washes to be very much on the "hot" side.

To the point that they actually dissolved some of the joints of the plastic that I used Tamiya X Thin cement on, which usually makes the parts pretty solid.

Had my LAV C2 go to the floor and smash apart because of it....so no more Mig Wash for me!

after applying the wash let it dry then take a clean brush dip in white spirit or turps,dont have it dripping wet then blend the outer edges of the wash,and that problem will be solved.

i dont use a gloss coat, i find that it floes TOO well, just damp your wash surface lightly first with thinners, then thin the wash! hth

try using a smaller brush too to help control how much is soaked up in the bristles and where you want it. My problem is they mix up messy with the pigments