Hi Thorin;

Dullcoat would probably work, or Krylon Workable Matt Fixative from the the art 
store as another option.

Pieter E. Roos


--- On Tue, 10/18/11, Thorinn Marty <[email protected]> wrote:

> Good afternoon Gentlemen and (if we
> should be so lucky) Ladies:
> 
> I am ready to start assembly of a laser cut building. 
> I am building GCLaser's 
> 2309 S-Scale Country Market which I call a Fruit
> Stand.  This kit has four 
> sheets of parts.  I like to paint the pieces while
> still in the sheets.  I do 
> edges and touch-up once assembled.  I took the raw
> sheets and started painting 
> the Antique White, Forest Green, and Orange.  Once
> dry, I flipped them over and 
> did the other side.  I noted two issues.  First,
> the wood warped when it got wet 
> as I only painted one side at a time.  Second, the
> black laser edges did not 
> want to cover with both Antique White and Orange. 
> (Dark Forest Green was fine.)
> 
> When I did a laser cut kit as a clinic at the NMRA 2010
> National, they took the 
> laser cut sheets and sprayed them with something clear and
> toxic.  It sealed the 
> wood for painting.  The black laser edges did not
> bleed through with the same 
> Antique White.  Does anyone have a guess what was
> used?  Dullcote?
> 
> Thank you,
> Thorin
> 


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