WS Water Effects

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Help…

I just added Water Effects (by WS) over my existing river (made from WS Realistic Water), and it is still white (NOT clear) after 24 hrs…

Any ideas on how to accelerate this? Does it need excessibe heat to cure? or is moisture in the air that cures it? Any ideas? It’s been almost 48 hrs. now…

Thanks for any advice.

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How much did you pour? Just use a little at the time or it will take forever to clear. if you did poor a lot it might not ever clear up totally.

Magnus

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They recommend a layer of 1/8" maximum at a time. Less hunidity helps. A fan might help a bit, but basically you have to wait it out, it might take 3-5 days or more depending on how thick it was applied and you have adequate room temp. What’s the hurry? Is it the only active project on the layout? Have patience, work on something else.[:)]

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Thanks, I had applied it with a paint brush kind of heavy… No hurry here, just wanted to see if others have seen this…

Less humidity is helpful to know, it is in my basement so a little colder, and damp…

Thanks !

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I think you are talking about the thick stuff (like gesso) not the pourable water, right? Well, mine took 3-5 days to clear… When I used it REALLY thick (making my waterfall on a teflon pan) it took like a WEEK… but no worries, it will clear.

Brian

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As Brian says,“Have patience”! I used Magic Water to fill my sawmill pond, so that the logs resting on the dark blue-green painted plastic bottom were half covered. It took 4 days before the tacky stuff dried crystal clear, and mirror flat. Bob

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It took mine a week to clear up, but it did!

Just hang on; it’s very sensitive to humidity. It’ll clear up.

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Thanks all for the advice… I’ll keep waiting… My river is looking awesome so far…

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Post pic’s… we all love to see good looking water!

Brian

P.S. You should try waiting for my water to clear up in the winter (in the Pacific NW!!!).

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Here’s my WS Realistic Water with WS Water Effects:

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Beautiful!!! Love water right at the edge of the layout… really steals the scene… gorgeous!

Brian

P.S. Love the arch bridge too!

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Eventually, it will clear. However, I prefer a crystal clear sealent called LEXEL instead.

I used it here for the rapids and pond under the falls:

And here to make the falls themselves:

Nick

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Dave, That is impressive. I did not realize that you modeled in N scale. Impressive X 2.[tup]

Sue

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Here’s the link, scroll to the bottom…

http://www.ihoff.com/projects/train/train.htm