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Old 09-19-2017, 02:03 PM   #22
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Default Re: How to protect paint jobs on miniatures??

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Originally Posted by brettd View Post
When using liquid overcoats, do any of you ever tint the overcoat to provide additional depth in cracks and low areas? We used to call this "dipping" and it was a much favored approach, particularly with "dirty" armies, like medieval peasants or barbarians.
I use the first Future Floor Wax coat tinted with brown or black ink for final shading and to add depth to the mini. Then a final coat of wax to seal and protect, followed by a spray matte finish coat, to knock off the shine.

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