Hi
I recently acquired a airbrush and have been practicing. Question for the experts. Do you weather before or after you have sprayed dullcoate on the structure?
THanks
Hi,
In my experience, always after!
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
The dullcoat comes first but that is not because of the airbrush. It is to have better grip for chalk, washes etc.
Reinhard
Before - Since styrene is smooth, it provides a surface for the weathering to bond to
During - Protects the weathering you have applied, especially since weathering is done in layers
After - Protects the whole package and seals the deal
Airbrushes are a great tool, but it's not the only "weatherer". I know some great model railroad weathering artists who don't even own an airbrush
Terry
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Mullet19I recently acquired a airbrush and have been practicing. Question for the experts. Do you weather before or after you have sprayed dullcoate on the structure?
Different people are reading your question different ways, depending on how they weather.
Powders and chalk need the roughness of dullcote to stick. Paint on top more paint does not. That doesn't mean you can't paint on top of dullcote if you need or want to.
Alcohol can create a whitish discoloration of dullcote.
In the latest MRVP, David Popp weathers a metal roof that has been painted and dullcoated with Monroe weathering liquid. It (and some others) contain alcohol. For his purposes, the white looked great, but depending on what you are doing it may not look so great.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
One of the best video's I ever saw on weathering was produced by a British wargamer. He did vehicles, tents, buildings, soldiers and just about anything else you can imagine. Check out You-Tube, you are bound to learn something.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
In my experience, the purpose of a clear coat, whether dull, glossy, or semi-gloss, is to protect the lettering and make it look to be paint-on, be it decals or dry transfers.
Weathering is applied over that, and should not require a further clear coat.
Wayne
I appreciate everyones input. I currently use chalks and paints for weathering. Now that I think about it reallly doesnt change my process
Thanks for responding
Regardless of the method for painting, do the dullcoate afterward. For putting on weathering chalks, you need the dullcoat to provide 'teeth'.