05-28-2014, 08:13 AM
Hi.
Track primed with acrylic (auto) spray primer. Done outside a couple of weeks back after the sun eventually arrived.
Method used was to spray a small section then remove immediately from rail tops with white spirit on cotton bud or tissue. If you've never tried this before, don't spray it all in one go and then decide to remove the primer from the rail tops: it sticks like you know what and delicate parts of the rail like vees of switch ends could get damaged in the process.
Next stage is to apply heavily thinned enamel washes to simulate rust of a variety of colours. Have been practising and at least two coats are required to show through (although I prefer the much muted tone of just one coat). Incidentally, I have about five tinlets of various colours to mix rust colours plus matt black.
jonte
Track primed with acrylic (auto) spray primer. Done outside a couple of weeks back after the sun eventually arrived.
Method used was to spray a small section then remove immediately from rail tops with white spirit on cotton bud or tissue. If you've never tried this before, don't spray it all in one go and then decide to remove the primer from the rail tops: it sticks like you know what and delicate parts of the rail like vees of switch ends could get damaged in the process.
Next stage is to apply heavily thinned enamel washes to simulate rust of a variety of colours. Have been practising and at least two coats are required to show through (although I prefer the much muted tone of just one coat). Incidentally, I have about five tinlets of various colours to mix rust colours plus matt black.
jonte