I had used Krylon clear Matte spray paint with the idea of cutting down the glossiness of the paint that weaver uses. I discovered a side effect that gave a slight weathering effect so I decided see what happens if I used several coats of paint. I also used Rust-Oleum clear matte finished that flacked. So tell me what you think.
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Looks good to me.
Don Thanks I had felt I had over done the borax Chemical Corp Car. Its nice to get a second opinion.
Yeah, that "side effect" can ruin a paint job - I know from experience. Too much Dullcote
too soon and things go white. This can be a tragedy.
Or not. Over-doing paint and paint incompatibility can also be a handy weathering tool,
as you have shown, though hard to control, maybe. I like your weathering in general.
Another way to get the whitening effect without the thickness is, after applying Dullcote
(the regular, "correct" way - just as a flattener), let it dry overnight and then do a wash
of the car in alcohol. The D'cote will react with the alcohol, and whiten. I haven't done
it for years, but I believe that both wood and isopropyl alcohols work.
I discovered it 20+ years ago when trying to dirty-up a red stock car that I had just
painted/lettered, and it turned whitish. At first I was furious, then I realized that it
looked exactly like a stock car that had been "washed" in, uh, cattle liquids. The cars
would get a whitish color, especially down low.
They look good.
Another way to get the whitening effect without the thickness is, after applying Dullcote
(the regular, "correct" way - just as a flattener), let it dry overnight and then do a wash
of the car in alcohol. The D'cote will react with the alcohol, and whiten. I haven't done
it for years, but I believe that both wood and isopropyl alcohols work.
Isopropyl alcohol gives this whitening effect for sure. And if you don't like it, another coat of Dullcote on top will remove the whitening!
Looks a lot like the series of "weathered" boxcars that Lionel brought out in the early 1980's. If I'm not mistaken they became largely famous for the return of metal trucks.
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