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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by uspscsx</i> <br /><br />One thing I have problems with is fading paint and logos. Anyone have any tips? <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />One neat idea I saw in the Kalmbach book on weathering is to use 'oil chalks' that you can find in any art store. They're kinda like pastel chalks, but oil paint based instead -- more like a thick crayon. <br /> <br />You get a couple of colors that closely match the logos you want to fade, and then you use the chalk to outline the logo/letters. Then use an old stiff bru***o bru***he chalk down the sides of the car. Because it's thicker, it does a nice fade the further you go -- looks like the paint is running down the side of the car. <br /> <br />If I can ever resolve the problem with getting ftp access to the web area I have with my ISP, I'll put up a photo of a Southern boxcar I used this technique on. <br />
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