Weathering a Burke

Well yeah, but  are you going to apply a light weathering to both the light gray and the dark deck?

Perhaps the dark would work for both, but I would think it might tend to be too dark for the light gray.

Tracy White

No "all-in-one" spray; you're talking about dark and light grays. It sounds like you want quick & easy and there's really not much of that in weathering.

Isnt there MrWeatherÔ   (;->)   Instant weathering in a can?  Available in light, medium, and dark?

No "all-in-one" spray; you're talking about dark and light grays. It sounds like you want quick & easy and there's really not much of that in weathering.

Any options for something that can be sprayed? A light color with the airbrush or just a light grey wash put on and then wiped off?

Yes, what SubFixer said.

Use a darker gray on the hull, a lighter one around the decks--be light-handed.

For rust, use nothing "redder" than, oh, Leather.

But, for the Burkes, treating it like a natural metal a/c finish, by having "panels" of slight different hue and tint (and matte/gloss) probably your best bet.

I can go out the door of my building here and see about 8 to 10 Arleigh Burkes on any given day. They are always clean and fresh looking. Keep your washes on the light side and rust to a bare minimum. The tincan sailors take a lot of pride in their ships. The anchor could probably show some wear and tear and the stacks at the exhausts are a bit on the rough side but other than that, I would just show some patches of gray paint that look fresher than others and maybe a little grime at the scuppers and overboard discharge ports. Some light green patches of epoxy primer in spots, perhaps.