Carolina Craftsman kit Rural Post Office.

[ACL1504]

Tom give this product a try. It dry brushes on easy and leaves a nice chalky finish....


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HO03790/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Donato,

Thanks for the information. I probably won't use it on this kit but I did order some to try later. Again, thanks for the tip.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom,

I have been doing a little experimenting.  I'm glad you asked the question and got me thinking.  I will definitely be using this technique on some of my structures in the future.  The end result is very different from what I have done in the past.

So, FWIW...  The gray board is an piece from one of my old barns.  I keep it on my bench as a reference for weathered wood, at least how it looks in the Northeast.  I took a piece of scrap stock and roughed it up with a wire brush to bring out the grain slightly.  I gave it a quick coat of light A/I then I drybrushed some Ceramcoat mudstone and some Apple Barrel Country gray followed by a very light drybrushung of Apple Barrel Country tan.  (Notice the country theme here?)  I wanted to get the base color as close as possible to the weathered board.   I then dry brushed on some Apple Barrel white, the places where the white is thicker were more dry dabbed than brushed. 

After that I gave the sample in the first photo one coat of the light A/I mix.

The second photo shows the sample after a second coat of the light A/I mix.

Jerry,

It's always good to get thinking on a project.  Your two samples are closer to what I had in mind. I've been able to make white walls look old but I just don't seem to be able to take it to the next level of craftmanship in HO scale. I'll keep working on it. I'm trying the light gray A&I this afternoon. I'll report the results later in the thread.

I appreciate all the info and input from ya'll. Thanks very much.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I like the Annie Sloan chalk paints. Old White and Paris Grey (I also love Paris) are two favorites. One of my customers sells them.
So it is a nice way to reciprocate.
ed

Ed,

I haven't heard of Annie Sloan chalk paints. I'll look and check them out. Thanks for the info.

Tom

[jlgrove]

..thanks Tom and Dr. Jeff for the info on the thule materiail (scale screen wire)...I now have an ample supply in both HO & O scale to include in the kits.....but if you receive a kit with no screen doors, please contact me for FREE ones!!!....ou can get ALL your questions answered on this forum....

[ACL1504]

..thanks Tom and Dr. Jeff for the info on the thule materiail (scale screen wire)...I now have an ample supply in both HO & O scale to include in the kits.....but if you receive a kit with no screen doors, please contact me for FREE ones!!!....ou can get ALL your questions answered on this forum....

Jeff,

Happy to hear you got all the stuff you needed. I've found the ribbon from Joan's Fabrics looks great for the screens. I can be weathered, cut and torn to look like an old screen.

Tom

[ACL1504]

After much experimentation with the paint, washes and weathering, I finally got the look I was after.

I'm not sure I'll do it again. This one structure will do. Here are the two samples I came up with. But first this is what I did.

I spread some Floquil Reefer White on a piece of glass. I let it dry and CURE. I say CURE as if you don't let it cure, meaning hardened, it will revert back to paint when mixed with thinner.



I took a new #11 blade and made several passing across the dried and cured paint. I then scraped it in a pile. When in the pile I used a single edged razor blade and chopped it even more into almost a powder form.



I then added it to the paint mix. My paint mix is 80% thinner to 20% reefer white.

More in a few.

[ACL1504]

Here are two samples of what it turned out to look like.

The first sample is one coat and the second photo is after two coats. Oh, yes, I used a very light A&I mix on the wood first and let it thoroughly dry prior to adding the paint.





I'm very pleased with the result on the second sample/photo.

More in a few.

[ACL1504]

If you don't chop up the dried paint or let it cure, this is what your wall will look like.

A totally different look for sure.



Diet Pepsi time, back later.

[sdrees]

Hi Tom,

this is a different way to do the peeling paint.  I also like the second sample.  Very nice.

[ACL1504]

Hi Tom,

this is a different way to do the peeling paint.  I also like the second sample.  Very nice.

Steve,

Thank you. I wanted to try something different and this is certainly different. I won't do it again. It wasn't hard, just very time consuming.

Tom

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looks great, Tom!

What I really like about it is it tends to leave paint under the lap of the clapboards - where it is most protected from the elements and stays on the longest.  The terry cloth method leaves paint in exactly the opposite places you find it in the real world - all the places that stick out the most.  I'll keep this method in mind for my next clapboard adventure - still busy working on the barn at present - the birds have been evicted though!

Cheers, Mark.

[ACL1504]

Looks great, Tom!

What I really like about it is it tends to leave paint under the lap of the clapboards - where it is most protected from the elements and stays on the longest.  The terry cloth method leaves paint in exactly the opposite places you find it in the real world - all the places that stick out the most.  I'll keep this method in mind for my next clapboard adventure - still busy working on the barn at present - the birds have been evicted though!

Cheers, Mark.

Mark,

Thanks for checking in on the build. Although I tested this theory on clapboard, the same should be true for board and batten walls.  I'll report on the B&B tomorrow.

Now, back to work on your barn.

Tom

[ACL1504]

In reading Mark's comments, I forgot to mention one very important fact about the chipped paint in the paint method.

The paint needs to be constantly shaken to keep the tiny paint chips suspended in the paint. This is so the brush will pick some up in the bristles. Other wise they all settle to the bottom of the jar.

[donatode]

Tom, I know you know....

[jerryrbeach]

Tom,

Definitely some of the most realistic aged and peeled paint I have seen.  Most I see is out of scale IMO.  Yours looks great!