Finally, this year, I'm getting off my behind and I'm going to start scenery and weather rolling stock. But first project is to weather two Central Valley Truss Bridges that I completed over the summer. Full disclosure, the decks I completed 15-20 years ago in order to finish track laying. So with the Covid shutdown over the summer I finally put together the truss sections of each. Better late than ever!! But I digress. So today I just painted them with Scalecoat II flat grimy black. I know the process for Pan Pastela's - Dullcoat, Pan Pastels, Dullcoat. My question is, after painting with flat Scalecoat II do I need a base coat of Dullcoat before the Pan Pastels? Thnx all!
TophiasMy question is, after painting with flat Scalecoat II do I need a base coat of Dullcoat before the Pan Pastels?
No. If your initial color is flat your do not need a layer of dullcoat.
The extra layer of dullcoat does provide something. If you mess up with the Pan Pastels, you can get lost of it off if there is a layer of dullcoat over the paint and decals.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Tophias...My question is, after painting with flat Scalecoat II do I need a base coat of Dullcoat before the Pan Pastels?...
In my opinion, I don't think you need Dullcote at all...not before the application of pastels, nor afterwards, either.
How often will you handle that bridge after you install the superstructure? I sometimes use pastels to weather my freight cars, and they're handled every time they reach a staging yard, where they're put back into their respective boxes. For the next operating session, they could be taken out of the boxes and then put back onto the layout in a different train.With all that handling, none comes off on my hands, nor do any of the cars have weathering replete with fingerprints.
Wayne