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Well, as far as paint goes, I use readily available (and cheap!) Automotive primer. The dark brown color is REAL close to "brick". A little shading here and there with earth toned chalks will really give a proper look. You should do this step first, and "fix" it with Dull-Coat before doing the mortar. I don't have any experience in using water based paints for this type of project, so I really can't say much on that. By the way, if you want to try out that limestone dust method, I would suggest you add some sort of yellowish/brown pigment. Pure lime will give you bright white mortar, unless you are modeling a freshly built structure, you'll want to tone it down a bit. That's what is so neat about my rock tumbler slurry. There are microscopic particles of different rocks in the mix. Actually, it IS "scale" mortar.. <br /> I'll send you a small jar of it to try on one condition. After you have tried it, I want you to reply to me if you were satisfied with the results or not. I'll enclose step by step instructions on how to use it. <br /> If you give me a few days, I'll get a picture of a structure I did with this stuff. I can't post it on this site, but contact me on the net at buford6126@aol.com <br /> <br /> Todd C.
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