Desert Dust 35ml

Vallejo Desert Dust 35 ml - Model Wash

A liquid wash from the manufacturer Vallejo of the Model Wash range, in a 35 ml bottle. It is a product on a water base with a matte finish and high capillary action: it flows by itself into engraved lines, around rivets and into every recess where dirt would naturally collect. The Desert Dust shade is light desert dust: it imitates dust settled on equipment in a dry, parched environment. It typically suits dusty running gear and vehicle undersides, desert dioramas and aircraft and vehicles from dry battlefields.

Use

• Stir thoroughly before use, as the pigment in the wash settles to the bottom.
• Apply with a brush (an airbrush works too) onto a dry, ideally smooth and varnished base; the wash then flows better and can be corrected.
• Let it flow into the details and wipe the excess away with a clean brush or cloth in the direction of run-off or airflow.
• Build the effect up gradually; several light passes look more credible than one heavy coat.
• It dries fast: after roughly twenty minutes you can carry on with painting or weathering.
• Applied evenly over a whole surface it also works as a filter, that is it shifts the overall tone of the base color.

What it is and what it is not

It is a liquid wash, that is a ready weathering solution: it is NOT a loose pigment and not a covering paint. Watch out for the mix-up: under the same shade name Vallejo also makes a powder pigment, which is used in an entirely different way (dry, with a fixer). This product is poured from a bottle and applied with a brush. It needs no fixer and there is no risk of breathing in loose dust.

Who it is for

For modelers of military vehicles, cars, aircraft and dioramas who want to bring out detail quickly and reliably and to add a credible layer of dry dust. Thanks to the 35 ml volume it lasts even on bigger projects. It combines well with pigments and with acrylic paints, with which it can be mixed into effects of your own.

A water-based product. Work in a ventilated space, protect your eyes and skin and wash your hands after work. Keep out of the reach of children.