I'm about to undertake my second weathering attempt of a dull red Accurail Boxcar.
Before commencing on the body I thought that I'd give the shell a clean of any fingerprints or residue from the molding process and proceeded to give the body a light scrub with a soft toothbrush dipped in denatured alcohol.
As was drying the alcohol off the body with a paper towel I saw that the paper towel was now discolored red. I thought that I'd really blown it but after the boxcar was dry I saw that the semi-gloss of the original finish was now gone and that the boxcar had indeed taken on an aged appearance.
Now I'm quite pleased with the result as my first step with my weathering would have been to perhaps give the body a really light spray with a faint grey to get the same effect. Now that may not be required.
Clearly one wouldn't want to overdo this effect but I thought it was worth passing on to others who may not know what can be done with a little careful alcohol treatment.
Before commencing on the body I thought that I'd give the shell a clean of any fingerprints or residue from the molding process and proceeded to give the body a light scrub with a soft toothbrush dipped in denatured alcohol.
As was drying the alcohol off the body with a paper towel I saw that the paper towel was now discolored red. I thought that I'd really blown it but after the boxcar was dry I saw that the semi-gloss of the original finish was now gone and that the boxcar had indeed taken on an aged appearance.
Now I'm quite pleased with the result as my first step with my weathering would have been to perhaps give the body a really light spray with a faint grey to get the same effect. Now that may not be required.
Clearly one wouldn't want to overdo this effect but I thought it was worth passing on to others who may not know what can be done with a little careful alcohol treatment.