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Made in gb
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Hello

After finishing the model, I noticed that I had some brush lines in the paint (I had been painting at the night time so the light wasnt the best so I did not notice it)

Would it be possible to use a little of acetone and an old insane detail brush to just soften out the brush lines or is suicide?

I guess it is all elementary as I am happy to just strip it and start over, but ideally I wouldn't but I do enjoy painting.

sorry for first post being short. English is not my comfortable language
   
Made in gb
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UK

I don't think the acetone would work, the best you could hope for there is to strip just the area you want to clear up, in which case you might be better off trying the method suggested here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1020/583487.page#8689435

 
   
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Soviet Kanukistan

I usually attack the offending area with a needle file and/or x-acto and lightly grind the stripey layers down.

Sometimes it is possible to resurface with gloss varnish or liquid green stuff.
   
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Attempting to soften the paint is probably just going to damage it and force you to repaint the whole area. Even if it's theoretically possible you probably aren't going to be precise enough to avoid causing damage. The best thing you can do is add a matte varnish coat to the model. Brush strokes are most obvious when light catches the edges of them and a matte varnish will kill all of the reflections. This might be enough, especially at tabletop distance, if the brush strokes aren't too bad.

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