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I made a mortar wash following the recipe from John Pryke's book "Building City Scenery for Your Model Railroad". The recipe is as follows: 1 part Polly Scale Concrete 9 parts alcohol 7 parts water 2-3 drops of detergent I painted the building with Floquil Tuscan. The hobby shop I was at didn't have Polly Scale concrete in stock so I used Badger Concrete instead. The shop owner said it was water based so it shouldn't be a problem. The wash didn't look as good as the pictures! While the wash was wet it look great but after drying the final look was grayed brick. The mortar between the brick wasn't very noticable. Any suggestions on how I can get the "wet" look to be the final result? Do I need more detergent? Does it matter what kind of detergent I use? Should I use Polly Scale paint instead? Thanks in advance, Bobby
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