10-03-2010, 04:58 PM
You're right Greg. it was easy to control the process. The sandpaper takes the washes very well, and can be moved around with a bit of extra water added. The washes dry lighter and more translucent than when they are wet. Because of that, after the wash dried, I sprayed the dullcoat on, let it dry, then did another wash, spray, wash, spray, etc. The downside is the amount of time it takes due to the drying times.
After the washes had pretty well produced the color I was looking for, I sealed the whole thing with dullcote, then added the striping by using blue masking tape as guidelines. That worked out very well, no paint seepage under the tape at all.
Then the weathering powders went on, medium gray in the centers of the lanes where the oil drips occur, and white on the rest. Did this three times, sealing with dullcote between applications. The dust does dissappear a bit under the dullcote, hence the extra applications of powder.
Luckily it was nice and sunny today, with minimal humidity, and that helped with the dry times. All in all, it was a pleasant day watching the Texans play the Raiders and working on my layout.
The sandpaper I started with was almost black instead of gray. I actually had some 600 grit paper that was more gray, but did not have enough. The grayer paper may have been quicker due to less wahes.
After the washes had pretty well produced the color I was looking for, I sealed the whole thing with dullcote, then added the striping by using blue masking tape as guidelines. That worked out very well, no paint seepage under the tape at all.
Then the weathering powders went on, medium gray in the centers of the lanes where the oil drips occur, and white on the rest. Did this three times, sealing with dullcote between applications. The dust does dissappear a bit under the dullcote, hence the extra applications of powder.
Luckily it was nice and sunny today, with minimal humidity, and that helped with the dry times. All in all, it was a pleasant day watching the Texans play the Raiders and working on my layout.
The sandpaper I started with was almost black instead of gray. I actually had some 600 grit paper that was more gray, but did not have enough. The grayer paper may have been quicker due to less wahes.
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