Thanks Guys! I’ll have to dig around on the ole interwebz and see if I can find that picture again. I guess I deleted it. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-yell.gif)
David, that’s how I start out all of my weathering. I put a couple coats of Krylon Matte Finish on first. I use a specific can too. Krylon makes two different kinds. One is non yellowing, that’s the one I get. I’ve done the rubbing alcohol before. I wasn’t sure if it would make it dark enough. The paint I used turned out o.k., I was just wanting it a bit darker, without looking like paint slapped on the top of the car.
Lol…Thanks cuz. A few cans of liquid courage and voila!
Eric, I start off with a couple coats of krylon matte finish. Letting that dry between coats. Then I diluted some white acrylic paint and brushed it on the top and down the sides, but keeping it more towards the top of the car. I used a paper towel to wipe off the excess. Adding a coat of clear after the paint dried. I did the same to the roof hatches. One of them is more faded than the rest. For the grimey look, I used bradgon’s grimy gray and diluted it. Then painted it on the bottom of the car and wiped it off with a paper towel. Then clear coated it. After that I dry brushed a little dust bowl brown on. Then cleared it. Then I used the rust powders. To get a bubbled spot with some texture I spray some clear on the area. While it’s still wet I take a brush with the powder on and just tap the brush over the sprayed area. Then let it dry, then clear the whole area and let that dry. The trucks I use different acrylics and powders. All clear coated. All in all it probably takes 3/4 of a can or more to do one car.