Thats right, I'm having problems with my horrible grainy washes. The grain shows once it is dry.

What paints can you reccommend having supurb results without the grain. Primarily I have been using Model Master paints.

Specify wheather it is acrylic or enamel.

Thanks, Calahan

Hi Paul.
I had a "grain" problem recently using oils and turpentine mix,and I think it was down to not having mixed the wash enough.
Ive kind of given up on oil washes at the moment,they never seemed to flow right for me,and Im now moving more towards heavily diluted acrylics which sofar are working better.If you are "washing" over a Klear/Future base you can wipe the water based mix off and not leave the oily smear I used to get with oils.
This is of course purely a personal preference,and lots of people use oil washes on an everyday basis and have no trouble at all.Washes are not my strongest point by a long way and Im continually experimenting until I find what works best for me.
Hope this rambling helps.
Nige

The problem might not be so much the paint you use, but the thinner you use for the wash.
I usually use Humbrols or oils for washes, thinned with Humbrols own thinner. This works well for me.
A few years ago when I tried cheaper options, I was getting the effect you described above. Now I just stick with Humbrols!
Dont have much experience with model master so cant give an answer there. But it would be worth it, to invest in one small bottle of humbrol thinnner and one tin of black (33) to experiment.

I use windsor newton paint and mineral spirt as thinner - drys quick - I will wet the surface with clean spirit and the apply wash for larger areas- Good luck!