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I was wondering what kind of brushes are best for washing vehicles. I have a huge problem washing vehicles and having it look streaky, I've tried to airbrush washes on (it was just an experiment) and it didn't turn out the way I wanted. What sorts of brushes would you recommend?

Are you sure it's the brush and not the wash? I get better results adding substantial matt medium and flow-aid/distilled water to my big pot of Vallejo black wash. Much less gritty and streaky.

Yeah airbrushing gives a very different effect. It can be useful but not for what you tend to want washes for. It just mutes flat surfaces, which can be good for adding some shade by spraying from underneath - but its flat surfaces, not recesses.

If your'e sure it's your brush, you basically just want a large bodied brush so it can hold a lot of wash in it. Not your best brush either - wash *will* get all up in that so an older or cheaper brush is your best bet.

 Skoda wrote:
I was wondering what kind of brushes are best for washing vehicles. I have a huge problem washing vehicles and having it look streaky, I've tried to airbrush washes on (it was just an experiment) and it didn't turn out the way I wanted. What sorts of brushes would you recommend?

I would recommend not washing an entire vehicle because washes don't like to behave over large flat surfaces; they tend to pool up. If you need to use a wash on a vehicle, try something like pin washing in the the recesses to add depth. Using washes in an airbrush can give some amazing results... if you don't expect them to behave like they do on the brush. Using a wash in an airbrush is akin to using a glaze; it changes the overall color and helps blend color transitions.

The vehicle that I'm really worried about is a land raider that has been spikified. I've used my airbrush with great success on my traitor basalisks, but the land raider is a bit different, more open spaces that look dull, more spikes and recesses on the top. I haven't tried the Vallejo washes, I've heard very good things. I don't have very many large brushes so I think I may have to find a cheap one at the art store here in town. For my Iron Warriors paint scheme, I usually use citadel leadbelcher with agrax earthshade over it to make it look more like iron rather than silver.