After I dipped the entire pulp collection, I let it dry over night. Then through the day on Sunday, I sprayed them all with a matt finish to cut the high shine of the Minwax. I was really frightened by this, because of the internet. I just wanted to find out how long it takes for the matt varnish to dry (which I was completely unable to find out anywhere, even from the manufacturer), but I read these guys complaining that the stuff left a milky, cloudy effect behind, with other people yelling at them and telling them they were crazy or doing it wrong. There are temperature and humidity issues, apparently, but Sunday afternoon was 50 degrees outside, so it shouldn't be an issue.
Eventually, I just quit looking and tried it. It was no problem, the spray dries quickly (much more quickly than the dip) and I had no issues with white residue or cloudiness. The spray totally removes the bright shininess of the dip.
All told, after the whole dip and spray process, I'd say that it really makes details pop, gets rid of the chalkiness that the acrylic paint seems to have improved the look of the miniatures a great deal.
My Japanese and American infantry all really look much better. The pulp heroes who were wearing Beige or Green look absolutely fantastic (apart from a brown smudge here and there). Those wearing grey or black were mixed: the details pop, but they have some noticeable brown smudges on their grey clothes. Those in yellow turned out surprisingly well. The ones in white suffered a bit, but there weren't that many of them. I know now not to use white if I'm going to dip.
I may end up giving some of the bases another coat of Grey, since many of them have brown pools on them.
I'll post some pictures after work today.
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