Painting over "Realistic Water"

You might want to try this on a scrap somewhere before trying it on your diorama. Also, a light sanding of the water might give the paint better adhesion.

...maybe just coat it w/ glasscoat varnish or future, which should fill-in the scratches...

Mansteins revenge wrote:

...maybe just coat it w/ glasscoat varnish or future, which should fill-in the scratches...

I think he means there's scratches in the paint underneath the clear water, not in the water itself, so I'm not sure that future would do much.  Unless, of course, I entirely misunderstood the question or your suggestion.

Buddho might be right about sanding the glossy surface first.  Also, is it possible to add paint or other coloring to the "realistic water"?  If so, you could make a tiny batch of water tinted whatever color you wanted for the bottom, pour that on in a very thin layer, and then pour your clear water over that once dry.

Thanks for the responses. As suggested, I fine sanded the first coat of Water and applied some more paint (actually Woodland Scenics Liquid pigment). After waiting a couple of days, i poured another coat of the Water. It seems fine now, thank goodness, except my wallet's a lot lighter. That Realistic Water costs a fortune here in Oz. Even ordering it off the Internet doesn't help because there's a ridiculous shipping charge for some reason. In the end it's no cheaper.

Cheers 

 

It costs a fortune anywhere.  I also have some castin craft clear polyester resin I can use in addition to a bottle of that realistic water.  Although the realistic water is about to get used for a mudhole, to which an IDF Centurion SHOT is stuck.