Testing white wash techniques.

[JSteinman]

So I wanted to test out different methods of achieving a worn white wash. I will use MIG washable white, with and without hairspray, and regular white with hairspray.

The test bed, Tamiya ancient KV-2. Hairspray applied.

Washable white applied.

Washable white activated on roof. (no hairspray)

Washable over hairspray activated.

Non-washable over hairspray.

Activated.

Then I went on to play around a little bit more, just for the hell of it.

I "washed" off more white to see how far I could go, then with my finger and a drop of washable white, I smeared it over the "washable" side.

Then I did the same thing to the Non-washable side.

As you can see, by varying the materials and techniques you get wildly different results!

 

[ausf]

Great write up John.

My best results have come from a good coat of Future so it's nice and glossy, followed by a heavily thinned, lightly sprayed matte white. The Future protects and impedes adhesion, so you can scrub off the white wherever you want:

 

[Tony lee]

I prefer the old way of reg.white over hair spray,looks more natural for wear where as the other looks like the crew is trying to wash the white off.

What do I know,i'm old and set in my ways.
Tony lee ldguy

 

[Paulw]

Those look pretty good to me.

 

[moon puppy]

Guess it depends on what you're wanting to do. Fairly fresh but used on the lhs, old wore out on the rhs. All of it looks great.

 

[JSteinman]

Just fooling around for my own edification. Figured I would share.

 

[Swordsman]

ThanksJohn ... any help is apprecated ... thanks forthe SBS ...

 

[Duke Maddog]

This is an outstanding tutorial John, thanks for posting it. I don't do winter whitewashes, but I can see how this technique would also work with dirt and dust washes to get similar effects. Very nice!

 

[JSteinman]

This is an outstanding tutorial John, thanks for posting it. I don't do winter whitewashes, but I can see how this technique would also work with dirt and dust washes to get similar effects. Very nice!

I aims to please.

 

[jknaus]

Good stuff there. Thanks for doing the testing. Whitewash is one of my bugaboos, but this makes sense of it.
James