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AK Interactive as well makes a series of washes
http://www.ak-interactive-usa.com/weathering.html

I could sing the praises of oil paints all day...they really opened up a whole new world of weathering for me. I second that. Oils are so versatile. I used to do my pin washes with enamel thinned with naptha, but have been totally converted to oils. As geck mentioned they are easier to work with, b...

I was talking to the Salesperson at Sculpture Supply Canada and they recommended using the Moldstar line of Silicone Rubbers as they've got almost as much tear strength as Moldmax but dont require degassing and are mixed by volume and not weight. Thought I'd mention that as I haven't seen Moldstar m...

Alclad II Klear Kote Flat is also pretty awesome. I just used it and not only is it dead flat it really helped hide the decal edges.

I've used a product from Japan called Mr. Top Coat. It came in a rattle can which I decanted and airbrushed. It is water based and goes down pretty flat. The trade off is the can is pretty small and while not excessively expensive it isn't cheap either. I also recently bought some Alclad Klear Kote ...

I had success getting acrylic off by soaking in Oxy-clean.