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Pastel chalks are an easy way to weather. They are available at Art supply stores. White, Black, Gray, Rust, the Siena colors, the umbers and almost any earth tone you like are good. I use an old cheap modeling type paint bru***o apply. I rub hard on the surface and the brush becomes bushy and useless for paint after use for weathering. With chalks, if you do something you don't like, it can be removed with soap & water. The problem with chalk is, once you get the item looking the way you want, people will tell you, you must seal the chalk down with Dull Coat or a similar product. This action will eliminate two thirds of the weathering job you just did. Many folks talk about applying 2-4 coats of weathering with coats of Dull Coat in between. I have recently simply stopped using Dull Coat. I have another product which I will try on the next car I weather to see if it is better. Other people espouse the use of Bragdon's Weathering Powder. This is a product similar to chalk but has some type of adhesive mixed right in with the powder. A selection of Bragdon's Powder is $25.00 or so, so it is not cheap. The results I have seen with this product were very good/excellent. Of course the artistry of the applicator has more to do with how well the item turned out, then the product used. I also use railroad weathering colors. I paint the undersides trucks and wheels of cars with Roof Brown and highlight with rust. There are as many different ways of weathering as there are people whom weather. No one particular person's method is the correct and only method. I like to try the different ways people come up with and incorporate methods which I enjoy doing which produce interesting results. Remember also that cars have varying degrees of weathering on them, due to their location of use, amount of maintenance received and the newness of the car. Weathering is a fun process and I enjoy doing it almost as much as enjoy building the car itself.
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