Dear Dick:
Thank you for the advice. Before I do my next building, I will go and get
a
can from Home Depot to seal my wood.
Your comments about wood and latex (water based) paints have proven to be
accurate. I dislike turning flat wood into warped wood. I like water based
paints. They lack fumes. Two weeks later the oil based paints are still
giving
off fumes still make me sick. I love painting with a brush. It is fast -- if
I
have five minutes, I can brush paint. I normally paint at a workbench in a
common room of the house so fumes are a big issue. (I do have an airgun,
airbrush, compressor, etc. But I save them for big projects, primers, and
orange. Even there I use Poly-S.)
Dullcote, and other sprays, are always done outside. I take the time to mount
the items for spray painting, carry them outside and spray. A can based paint
/
shellac / sealer has minimal cleanup. (Compared to an airbrush.) I shall seal
the wood sheets in future kits. By hanging the pieces, I can do side one,
rotate the piece, and do side two: all in one trip. Both sides will be wet at
the same time. After drying I will be painting the sealer, not the wood.
Thank you,
Thorin
________________________________
From: Richard Karnes <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tue, October 18, 2011 11:28:56 PM
Subject: Re: Sealing laser cut buildings
Thorin --
You're getting a lot of confusing advice. I construct a lot of laser-cut
structures both for my layout and for my reviews in "Model Railroad News." My
favorite paints come from the Home Depot spray-can section. There is a wide
variety of flat and semi-gloss lacquer paint in spray cans. Once dry, the
semi-gloss will be nearly flat anyway. But you can always follow up with clear
flat once your structure is finished.
The lacquer paints will not cause your wood to warp. If you want, you can
spray
both sides of the frets; the paints dry very rapidly. Paint outdoors!! Do not
remove any parts from the frets until you have finished painting. If you have
a
fret whose parts require more than one color, just mask them.
For touching up the edges, spray a small amount of paint into the can's cap and
apply with a fine artist's brush.
DON'T USE ANY WATER-BASED PAINTS ON THIN WOOD!!
Dick Karnes
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