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is it ok to use oil washes over a satin varnish? will it flow as easily as with a gloss varnish? I just happen to have a large bottle of satin varnish and was wondering if anyone had any experience with satin varnish

I've done it, it isn't as smooth as gloss to me. It will still work to protect the paint though

Don't shake the varnish before you apply it and it'll be gloss, when it's half empty you can shake it and it'll be matte.

It all depends on what look you want. I do my oil washes over a matte varnish, but that might not be the exact look you're aiming for. The only way to answer the question is to paint and varnish some test parts and try your oil washes on them.

It'll give a different effect, whether you like it or not is up to you.

Different satins also give you different levels of shine, I'd describe my Vallejo Acrylic Satin as more of a matte than a satin, the Vallejo Polyurethane Satin tends to be closer to a gloss. Testors Dullcote is called "dull" but I actually find it to be reasonably satin, unless I thin it with a faster drying thinner in which case it's more matte.

The reason I typically just go over gloss is it's easier to clean up things I don't like. Because the wash will soak in to satin or matte more it can become near impossible to remove at times (without actually taking the varnish off as well). I've had a couple of models where I couldn't get rid of tide marks over a satin varnish, so these days I just go straight for gloss.

Thanks for the help guys =) basically I want to clean the wash up besides what goes into recesses, so it sounds like I gotta pick up a bottle of gloss, the info means alot, thanks again

What kind of wash are you using?

Oil washes will generally clean up just fine over satin. Enamel washes do as well and work just as well on a matte finish.

 ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
What kind of wash are you using?

Oil washes will generally clean up just fine over satin. Enamel washes do as well and work just as well on a matte finish.

Yes sorry, for oil washes

That works, but i prefer to put shinny varnish on.
Sometimes oil pigments can be stuck on some surfaces with satin.