11-27-2011, 04:51 PM
Quick and easy texturing of painted ties:
After I painted the entire layout, I was slightly disappointed to see that the wood grain detail cast into the CVT strips had been covered. I think this was a combination of one two many coats of paint applied, and a "powder coat" look from the acryllic paint drying before hitting the ties.
In any case, I improved the look with a wire brush rubbed lengthwise along the ties.
Before treatment - flat, smooth look:
![[Image: p796762175-3.jpg]](http://goodman312.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v18/p796762175-3.jpg)
Wire brush:
![[Image: p672059905-2.jpg]](http://goodman312.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v22/p672059905-2.jpg)
After treatment - a bit of "pseudo grain". I wasn't worried about damage to the rail as I ended up brush painting most of the rail to differentiate it from the ties:
![[Image: p686262513-3.jpg]](http://goodman312.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v26/p686262513-3.jpg)
Full sized images here, here and here
After I painted the entire layout, I was slightly disappointed to see that the wood grain detail cast into the CVT strips had been covered. I think this was a combination of one two many coats of paint applied, and a "powder coat" look from the acryllic paint drying before hitting the ties.
In any case, I improved the look with a wire brush rubbed lengthwise along the ties.
Before treatment - flat, smooth look:
Wire brush:
After treatment - a bit of "pseudo grain". I wasn't worried about damage to the rail as I ended up brush painting most of the rail to differentiate it from the ties:
Full sized images here, here and here
Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio