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Hi guys.

Recently did my Leman Russ Battle Tank finishing off using Vallejo's weathering powders and sealing it with their pigment binder mixed with some water.
After a couple of days when it dried, i looked like the fluid had soaked up the powder and drained it towards the recesses of the model.
What did I do wrong? Did I mix it with too much water? To little? Should I not apply it with a brush, carefully dabbing it on not to move the powder around?

I am thankful for any help.

Below are some freaking huge pictures.

Don’t thin the pigment binder with water, just dip a brush in it and touch it to the surface with the pigment and let capillary action do its thing.

Pigment binders can be a nightmare to use. I just avoid them entirely. It looks like you've used a little bit much, or possibly that the water has thinned it out and run it into the crevices. If you're insistent on using the binder, I'd suggest using a brush or similar item, and allowing a drop of undiluted binder to fall onto the pigments you've applied. Honestly though, I'd just not bother with it.

Sorry to see your model like that, the binder has these kind of problems, your best way to go is avoid binder and use White spirit or isopropanol as binder, since its not as permanent and resistant as the binder, it will evaporate and you can always remove the exces if you dont like the final result.