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hissra, I just finished weathering my point to point layout. Prior to painting, I firse glued the track down to the foam board and then soldered the joints when attaching the feeder wires to the track. The feeder wires snake down through the 2" foam board are below the layout. This way when you start weathering, you cover the soldered rail joiners and feeder wires with paint. If you paint first, you may run into problems with the solder adhering properly to the painted joiner. I used Krylon Ruddy Brown Primer, Ultra Flat Black and Gray Primer as outlined in one of the Model Rail Road "How To" Books, but I can't think of the title off hand. I can get it if you like. It is solvent based spray paint and the fumes are strong. If you can spray with a window open, this would be best. I'm sure there are other water based paints that can be applied with an air brush if you have one available. Larry Larr
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