[?]I need everyone’s help! I am trying to fade the paint on some of my Wisconsin Central cars along with a few other. I have tried using rubbing alchol, it works a little bit but not to the extreme that I want it to. I would like to try and fade it close to the pinkish color that the ATSF red and silver warbonnets would look like after a while. I have also tried spraying a light coat of white paint over some of my other models and they don’t look real bad but you can still kind of tell that it is a white overspray.
If anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated. Your trial and errors or what ever you think might work.
Thanks[8D]
Long live the Wisconsin Central & Burlington Northern!!!
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Chalks.
If the car is brown, I use a dark brown chalk and go over just the letters to make them look faded.
Then I use a light brown and go over the entire body to make it look faded.
Go easy and take your time brushing it on and it’ll give you great results. Wish I could post pictures (no digi cam) - don’t be afraid to mix other colors and try different things.
I have used 1500 grit sand paper to fade the writing on the sides of cars. It does tend to scratch the plastic, but that just gives the chalks a little something to adhere to. I would say to get that faded color, that a good rub down with even finer sandpaper may do the trick. I would try it on an old garbage car or a piece of styrene painted with said color to test it out first.
Glenn
You could also try PollyScale’s Dust paint.
Thanks to both of you David and Glenn. I think I am going to try the fine sandpaper and then some chalks.
Thanks again guys[;)]
Ken