Anybody tried using washes or wood stain on unpainted or prepainted MDF wood? I used a wood stain on an unpainted MDF ship and thought the result was pretty good. However I have recently acquired a bunch of 4ground "painted" wood old west boardwalks, gallows, etc. and I don't find the paint job to be terribly convincing. I'm wondering what would happen if I just tried using a brown wash or ink on these to give them a more realistic appearance. Yet I'm slightly reluctant to test it out for fear that it will look like crap and the piece will be ruined. Other thought I had was maybe trying to apply some pigments to dust them up a little bit. Any trailblazers on the forum have experience doing something like this? I would appreciate your sage advice.
Steve