The wash dried and after a couple of hours I used a piece of dry blue roll to wipe it off. I used a cotton bud in hard to reach areas. A couple of tips on this:
1/ Always end with a wipe in the direction of airflow.
2/ If you don’t like the effect then you can use a wet piece of blue roll to clean it out of the panel lines to start again.
3/ I used a gloss surface as I only really wanted the wash left in panel lines and around detail. If you use a matt or semi matt varnish then it will stain other areas and this can be very effective. I do suggest practice to see how you like it. Again, even on a matt surface, you can clean up with water if you need to.
Finally, once you have finished, walk away and have a cuppa or a pint. Then return to examine the model afresh and it is likely that you will find somewhere that still needs a clean. It’s important to sort it before you matt varnish.
Below one wing has been cleaned up with the other wind to do. It did not take long.
Below the model is done, one final inspection to do before matt varnishing.
Flory washes are a great option and you cannot really go wrong with them. They don’t replace enamel washes, I stil prefer them around fine detail, particularly internal detail. Flory washes are by far the best for large surfaces with fine detail. Of course enamel washes are also by far the best option for replicating kerosene and oil spills.
So, next up, a matt coat.
