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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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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.

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.

Have you tries thinners or flow agents?

Of course, I would never brush varnish me self.

grizzlymc wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 11:14 am Of course, I would never brush varnish me self.

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

That's why he does it in the woods.

Which brush on varnish do you use Andy?

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

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

World2dave wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 12:11 pm 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.

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 ?