Hi all,
I’ve handpainted my engine blocks flat black enamel.
I wanted to highlight grooves in engine blocks with an acrylic wash.
When I went to remove excess acrylic wash with Qtip and ammonia nothing came off.
I think I need a Future coat between enamel and acrylic.
True??
Yes!
Did you use acrylic model paint or artists acrylic for your wash? Anyway, try scrubbing off the excess wash with a pencil eraser.
The problem is the initial flat coat. A wash over flat coat is very difficult to get off since what makes the paint flat also give a lot of small pits for the wash to settle in. A gloss coat, whether paint or future has a very smooth surface, so its much easier to remove excess wash.