Did you paint subroadbed & roadbed?

[donhalshanks]

Is it best to paint with latex the ribbon subroadbed (or flats plywood below towns), and also the roadbed (I'll use homa-bed) .... or leave either or both unfinished? Also, do you put any expansion cracks between the splices of either? (I kind of assume not).

I took the answer consensus of an earlier question, and painted my L-girder benchwork wood before assembling. (Very satisfied with results).

Appreciate all answers, Hal

[Leon Silverman]

The answers to your benchwork question still apply to your subroadbed, particularly the homabed. Since you will probably cover the homabed with ballast, any latxt paint will do.

[wickman]

Hi
I just bought a quart of lite brown latex and cut it 50 / 50 with water so it would be more of a stain then a thick paint and painted the cork road bed and every where else
Lynn[:)]

[Anonymous]

Home Depot's or Lowe's "Ooops" paint rack - where they put all of the paint that gets mixed wrong or whatever - almost always has brown latex in it. Don't know why, but it seems to always be there. Anyway, you can pick up a gallon for about $5, which is the best deal going,