Years ago, I used Woodland Scenics Realistic Water to form a river under a bridge on my layout. I built a beautiful tug boat and placed it on the “cured” water. But, eventually, the tug boat sank somewhat into the water and has now become embedded.
Does anyone have any experience with softening the Realistic Water to remove objects embedded in it?
Rich
Rich, if you want your hard water softened, just “Call the Culligan man!” [swg]
Wayne
I had to rip out my creek made with WS Realistic Water, it turned muddy and didn’t resemble water at all. I couldn’t find anything that would remove it.
Mel
My Model Railroad
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Bakersfield, California
I’m beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Rich,
Although I’ve never tried it…this is what Woodland Scenics has to say about removing spills and dried product:
‘‘Spills of Realistic Water should be cleaned up immediately with warm, soapy water. If the Realistic Water spill has dried, dampen area with denatured alcohol. Let soak two minutes and then blot with a clean sponge. Repeat until clean. It may take several applications.’’
I would try an area with a cotton swab or flat paint brush to try and soften the surrounding area around the hull. It will more than likly take the paint off, but should not harm any plastic of the hull…I’ve stripped many painted plastic shells with DNA without harming anything.
Good Luck! [:D]
Frank
Wayne,
I believe ‘‘Ironman’’ did Him in…[:-^]
Take Care! [swg]
Frank
Was that in one of the sequels? [(-D]
Wayne, that worked!
Turns out, my Culligan Man is also a model rairoader. In fact, as a sideline, he manufactures HO scale Culligan water bottles turned upside down on HO scale bases. As soon as I applied the water, the hardened surface softened and I lifted the tug boat out from its tomb. But, not before providing HO scale glasses of Culligan softened water to the grateful, but parched, stranded crewmen.
Now, do me a favor, Wayne, and restrict your future replies to how you plan to get the gifted Bertram’s to me. [8o|]
Rich
Frank, that actually did work, despite Wayne’s unwarranted interference in this noble effort. The denatured alcohol did, indeed, work but not without some additional prodding. Here is the tug boat in better days.
For Seinfeld fans, let me begin by saying, “The sea was angry that day my friends”. To free the tug boat, I had to drill diagonally under the boat.
Paraphrasing Herman Melville, “I stared at the sea and couldn’t believe what was happening. As the tug boat rose we could all see every wrinkle on its huge, gray bow , its damaged hull, its stern, and every twisted object on its tortured deck”.
But, alas, it could resist no longer, rising out of its tomb, leaving a hole in the sea.
Like the USS Yorktown before her, the tug boat will live to see another day.
Now some, like Wayne, might
Congrats, I was not sure that it was possible.
Thanks, Bear. I was pessimistic as well, but the denatured alcohol did the trick, and I was able to save a $60 tug boat.
Speaking of good natured alcoholics, where is Wayne??? [(-D][D][(-D][B][(-D]
Rich
Rich,
I would not have had to dig so deep with removing My Tug boat…it’s a waterline, but…a lot larger: [:-^]
Re-born Alcoholic…[swg]
Frank
I wonder how much the model railroading community contributes to the profit margin of the rubbing alchohol and denatured alchohol industries.
Frank, are you going to need to raise that vertical lift bridge to let that ocean liner pass under?
Speaking of which, I’m gonna need a bigger boat! [swg]
Rich
I was wondering who had sent that, it was quite good.[oX)]
Wait!
Wayne sent Bertram’s to you, Brent? [:'(]
Rich
A bottle just showed up in the mail one day in a really nice wood box. The note said enjoy Rich! It had no return address or name on the package, nothing! I held onto it for a long time to see if the sender would contact me realizing he had sent it to the wrong person, but there comes a point where you don’t want to see it go bad, so I just drank it.[oX)]
There is more to this story. Where is Wayne?
Rich
Shorry fer the delay in replyin’, r…r…Rich…I wuz down at Burrr-tram’s loading dock, gettin’ (urp!) loaded. (with apologies to Foster Brooks)
Al Coholic
From a 2013 post.
After six years of anquish, my prayers were finally answered. I will sleep well tonight…finally.[zzz]
Ahh, Wayne, you are indeed The Most Interesting Man In The World.
Stay thirsty, my friend.
Rich