craggy jackal
So I've used my Vallejo Satin Varnish today and had the varnish coming out very... Well patchy - see image attached.
I shake the varnish quite a bit and I'm not sure if it's simply still too little and this is a common issue, or if I do something else wrong.
Is another layer of varnish going to make it worse or better? Advise welcome.
chilly brook
Probably a humidity or temperature problem
Not much you can do about it
I don’t think another layer is gonna do much
undone sparrow
Did you paint it on or airbrush?
I don't think another layer will make it worse. Unless you are airbrushing it from too far away, then you'll get orange peel texture
fathom wren
I actually think it looks kinda cool. Black marble vibe
craggy jackal
Thanks for the feedback!
I didn't consider the temperature, to be honest. Humidity was fine, but it was quite cold out - I think I may not have "heated up" the varnish enough.
I was pondering back and forth, and I decided to coat it again, which improved the situation a bit, but not completely. this time I put it into a moderately warm bath of water for a couple of minutes beforehand
And while I also think it looks kinda cool, I couldn't for the life of me reproduce it 😄
undone sparrow
Unless you store your paint in an unheated area outside your house (garage), warming up the can isn't needed. Now knowing that you used a rattlecan, most of the time these problems are spraying too much or spraying from too far.
It's usually not humidity or temperature.
Too much pooled varnish leads to cracking and crazing and frosting. From far away or windy conditions makes uneven application, and uneven texture.
pearl stump
My experience is that unless the outdoors where you live is at room temperature, both humidity and temperature (outdoor cold/chill) when spraying with rattlecans certainly are factors that might create strange crackling or frosting in clear varnish.
Then again, if I stored my cans outdoors at this time of year they would be frozen solid.