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I will try to get chapter 4 up on-line, even if like you say, only the way that I personally finish<br />
my wood cars.<br />
As I normally use white pine for constructing my rolling stock (it's free), I find that the timber<br />
decking can be finished very realistically by using a wash of diluted black paint tint.<br />
I take along a small pill bottle to the local house paint shop and for a small charge they will fill<br />
the bottle with paint tint that is normally used to tint large cans of house paint.<br />
I 1/4 fill a small jar with mentholated spirits (denatured alcohol) and add a few drops of the black<br />
tint. Brush the stain on with a medium soft brush along the length of the planks, not across them.<br />
Let the first coat dry, about 15mins, recoat if a darker shade is required, I miss a few planks on<br />
the second coat to give the deck an uneven look.<br />
Once<br />
dry, in about an hour, the wood will have a "black powdery" look, now to bring out the<br />
grain<br />
in the timber, lightly sand along the lengths of the planks, this gives the wood an "aged<br />
silvery" appearance. The sanding stage of weathering the deck is a must.<br />
If it doesn’t look dark enough, just repeat<br />
the process till you get the effect that you want.<br />
Regards<br />
<strong>Wayne</strong>
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