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Something I swear is a real effect. When I'm doing oil washes, inevitably the majority of them model I'm working with gets at least one full coat of mineral spirits. Mostly from the act of erasing mistakes. It seems to me that even after drying, there's a certain sheeny luster that stays on the model. Is this a real effect or am I just imagining things? I'm considering just dipping the dreadnought I put the final varnish on last night in a bath of the stuff just to see if it actually works...

It could possibly be it slightly melting the last bit of paint a bit flat (as if i recall mineral spirits does that(eat plastic/acrylic). probably best not to try it on a dread.

Right, but I do the oil wash after the model is fully varnished, specifically to avoid damage to the acrylic.

I mean perhaps its eating the varnish a little bit. (doing so probably eats up the smaller particals that can make it look dusty and gives a very very smooth coat look) Or it could be residue. il shut up now)

Probably something easy to test.