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Painting plastic deck as wood. Again.

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  • Member since
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  • From: Latvia, EU
Painting plastic deck as wood. Again.
Posted by Grahor on Thursday, February 8, 2007 12:01 PM

Greetings. I've read all the topics I could find on painting plastic deck as wood, and the usual advice is to paint it black, then paing it light color like tan or concrete, and then scrub the plastic grain with knife or sand paper. Okay, I've tried that, and here is what I've got:

I've airbrushed first layer Vallejo black, then added a layer of pollyscale gloss, for protection, than airbrushed some other colors to check which one will be the best. Today I've tried to scrub it, and the black paint went off together with upper layer, so that bare plastic is seen as wooden grain. No matter how light I'm trying to scrub it.

I've gave a 24 hours to cure for each color. 

What am I doing wrong, and how to do it right? :)

On the other side of the deck I've tried a number of oil washes. 

That went a bit better, but it's a bit too intensive color for a deck of Le Glorieux. :)

What advice can anyone give me on how to improve the grain? Which colors do you prefer as main for a deck - grey, tan, beige, yellowish, light wood? And so on. If possible, post closeups of your decks, with descriptions on painting techniques. Thank you.

  • Member since
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  • From: Greenville,Michigan
Posted by millard on Thursday, February 8, 2007 6:44 PM

My preference for doing wood decks is as follows.I spray the deck with Model Master acrylic Wood.After it dries I take wood wiping stain.I perfer Zar Natural Teak. I apply with a brush,after it has set a few minutes I take a cloth rag and softly wipe  it down a little.Let this dry for at least 24 Hrs.Then I spray MM Flat acrylic over it.Let this dry. I use and artist oil wash to bring out the grain and the caulking.I prefer Burnt umber or Raw Sienna depending on the look.Thats something you have to practice with till you get the look you want.Hope that helps.

Rod

  • Member since
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  • From: Latvia, EU
Posted by Grahor on Friday, February 9, 2007 5:20 AM
Thanks, it's very interesting. I think I can get some wiping stains, and I definitely have a number of uses for them. But wouldn't that technique make the deck a bit too dark? Can you post a picture of a deck made with your technique?
  • Member since
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  • From: Latvia, EU
Posted by Grahor on Saturday, February 10, 2007 1:43 PM
Just bumping it up. Hope someone will be able to give some more advice here, or to say what I did wrong the first time. I've cleared and re-painted the deck, and now I'm going to try it second time.
  • Member since
    June 2005
  • From: Dundee, Scotland.
Posted by Sasarchiver on Saturday, February 10, 2007 1:58 PM

pretty awesome looking decks u have going there. I like the first pic. thats pretty cool how u can get it to look like that. Im going to have to try that.

 

very nice 

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Posted by woodburner on Saturday, February 10, 2007 8:20 PM
The test section on the far left looks pretty good, where its been wiped. If you could duplicate that you might have a servicable deck, and if you do, please let us know how. Decks are the bane of my existance.
  • Member since
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  • From: Greenville,Michigan
Posted by millard on Saturday, February 10, 2007 11:48 PM

Grahor

   If you want to see my finished decks. Go to www.modelwarships.com look in the model gallery under Rod Millard.For some reason I have trouble posting pictures to this forum.

Rod

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