I've been using matte medium. I don't know if I've mastered the art of using a whetting agent. I was getting white blobs on the ties and web of the rails. I then mixed acrylic paint of the approximate color of the ballast with the matt medium and that made a huge difference how things looked. It also adds a bit more density to the color of the ballast. Ben Trousdale
--- In [email protected], "Michael & Linda Marmer" <mlmarmer@...> wrote: > > I asked a friend who is the department head of the chemistry department at a > college and a avid O gauge nut, about the floor wax. > > He said that is a great idea and seeâs no reason why not to use this on > ballast. > > So you got the blessing from a chemical person. > > This must be in the latest Dispatch? I have not gotten mine yet, so I am > looking forward to reading about this. > > Mike > > From: shabbona_rr > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 8:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Ballast > > > I soak the ballast/ground cover with a wetting agent of water, alcohol, and > dishwashing detergent, then apply the Future Acrylic Floor Wax. It definitely > does not leave a sheen on ballast, etc, and nothing noticeable on plastic tie > strip. > > I just tried it this morning on a short section of main line, so can't give a > full report until it has time to cure, but so far I'm impressed. > > I've used white glue diluted with water in the past, but it dries so solid > that it's a bear to remove if you have to. I've also used acrylic matte > medium diluted with water to the consistency of milk I can give a report > later on how Future compares, but Bob Jackson is impressed with it, and so > far, so am I > > Bob Nicholson __________________________________________ > > --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "Gary Chudzinski" <chudgr@> wrote: > > > > Bob, > > Do you dilute the Future Acrylic Floor Wax with any kind of liquid, or use > > it full stregth? > > Gary Chudzinski > > > > > > >Ballast > > Posted by: "shabbona_rr" user141771@ shabbona_rr > > Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:08 am (PDT) > > In the latest issue of the NASG Dispatch, Bob Jackson tells how he uses > > Future acrylic floor wax as a ballast binder on his layout. I gave it a try > > and I am impressed with the way it works. > > > > However, I go him one better and continue to use a wetting agent before > > using the floor wax, then use a squeeze dispenser to apply the wax. It > > soaks into the ballast like a sponge, and binds the ballast well when it > > dries. > > > > Bob Nicholson ___________________________________________ > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
