I tried a new (to me) approached to painting and weathering the corrugated metal sections. First I sprayed both sides of the metal strip from the Campbell Products package a gray color. When it dried I cut them into 4 x 12 sections and touched up the edges with gray Floquil paint (from my dwindling supply). When that was dry, I set my bottle of india ink & alcohol (I & A) open on the workbench along with the small bottles of orange and of brown oxide acrylic paint in a solution of alcohol (I prepared these long ago and use them frequently in my modeling). Using a 1/4 inch modeling paintbrush, I first coated the metal section with a puddle of the I & A, then immediately applied some of one or both of the paint solutions into the I & A. This allowed the coloring to blend with the I & A for a varied coloring. After it dried, if I thought more color was needed, I repeated the process. I really like this process better than painting the corrugated metal.
This bar will be located by my upper yard with a rustic road I am building going down a cliff face to the lower level. That road is almost complete.
Even some of these simple projects can be involved.
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