Color suggestions for wooden decks

Eli,

If you have access to Vallejo paints, they have a three color that are perfect for teak, depending on whether you want fresh teak, slightly weathered, or heavily weathered. Use Vallejo 847 Dark Sand for new teak, 976 Buff for medium weathering, or 987 Medium Gray for really weathered teak. I've never used a paint that brushes as well as this does, provided you keep it on the thin side. I did a two coat application of thinned beige brown (for IJN Lino) on bare plastic, and you can't see a brush mark.

Jeff Herne

Jeff
Nice talking with you again,thanks for all the advice,i checked out Vallejo paints online,.like the dark sand,thats about the color im looking for,like i said im pretty new to modeling,especilly painting and weathering. im sort of reluctant to use a brush on the deck unless you can give me advise on like brush size and technique to use. I would like to mask and use a spray can any suggestions on the spraycan route?
many thanks
Eli

Either way, unless you really good at masking, you're going to have to brush something...either the superstructure in gray or the decks in tan.

Tamiya Spray paints are very nice, just be sure to warm the can first...I typically fill a pitcher with hot tap water (do not boil, microwave or heat with a blow torch, flame thrower, candle) and let the can sit in it for awhile, adding more hot water to the pitcher every few minutes to keep the temp up. Once the can is warm, there's more pressure in the can, and it atomizes better.

If you mask, you need low-tack masking tape...I generally use the 3M blue stuff. Be sure you allow your first sprayed color to dry and cure before you start masking, otherwise, you pull the paint up with the tape.

I also use Glad Press-N-Seal, it's an adhesive backed plastic wrap. I've never had problems with it, but some folks have complained its left residue on their models.

Jeff