Sort of a varnish thread....

[Count Belisarius]

But not about varnish per se...

Brushes... I always use a brush on varnish now. I don't shake the bottle prior to use. But when applying it I frequently get it bubbling/frothing. Even if I paint slowly. Use synthetic brush. Hair brush. Small brush. Larger one. I can clear it up easily but it's a total pain and slows down the process.

How do other apply brush varnish?

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[tim.w]

Always brush. After the incident with a beatifully painted Sdkfz 251 and a tin of spray varnish that wasnt.

If you are glossing shiny figures then you do want a nice soapy foam, shampoo it all in and it dries more glossy and harder than a light coat.

Matt then shake the buggery out of it and give a good stir if using Humbrol. Do the opposite of the gloss and just use enough to cover and seal the paint as you need it to. I have been using a light coat of vallejo matt on my recent stuff but only a light coveting to help protect the paint from handling really.

[tim.w]

And use a very soft brush. I have a load of cheap ones I use once then chuck. Dont wash tbe brush out in white spirit and then use it for varnishing again.

[grizzlymc]

Have you tries thinners or flow agents?

Of course, I would never brush varnish me self.

[Count Belisarius]

Of course, I would never brush varnish me self.

I'd imagine it sticks to your fur something chronic...

[World2dave]

That's why he does it in the woods.

Which brush on varnish do you use Andy?

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

I was going to go with "That's what he employs all those ex-pat Chilean women for....."

[Buff Orpington]

Varnish should be stirred not shaken, unlike a vodka martini.

[Count Belisarius]

That's why he does it in the woods.

Which brush on varnish do you use Andy?

I use two. Vallejo Polyurethane Matt and Galleria Matt. Both are stirred (or rotated lots) rather than shaken.

[Ilkley Old School]

I shake, rattle and roll my varnish and never have any problems. I use Galleria Matt but mostly Windors and Newton Gloss.

Have you tried a coat of Gloss and once dried a coat of Matt ?