ooshnoo Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Hi fellas... after 6 months I'm finally ready to do some weathering, so I have a question about my first salt masking venture... Since i've never done it before I decided to practice on some older junked up planes with german rlm 75 as the base color. I painted, applied a few decals and then covered with Future. Once dry I used a spray bottle to soak the plane, but all the water beaded up and / or rolled off. Therefore I knew the salt from the grinder wasn't even going to look right even before I started. What did I do wrong here? Is it supposed to bead up? Am I supposed to soak it or just a light spray? Any thoughts or ideas??? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunce Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 LIght mist coat is what you want. Just enough to give the salt something to stick to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SmashedGlass Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Also, add a bit of dish soap to your water bottle to break the surface tension. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Also, add a bit of dish soap to your water bottle to break the surface tension. This. Especially since you're doing this over a coat of Future (which is made to make water bead!). Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ooshnoo Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Thanks folks. I'll give it a shot!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom726 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) The first (and only) time I tried salt weathering, I applied the water with my Badger 200 airbrush using just plain water. Worked like a charm and if needed it's easy to apply a little extra water to fix the salt! Edited September 1, 2013 by Phantom726 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 In the salt weathering thread, other people with this issue suggest using a few drops of windex to your water. Hope it helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmith Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 You wouldn't want to use windex over a coat of future. Windex has ammonia in it and will dissolve the future. Cheers, -Doug :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clare Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I have used the salt masking with some success but I use it opposite the way that you are trying. I mix up a small lid full of salt and a few drops of water to make a paste. I then apply the paste. at the edges, some grains of salt separate from the main mass but they stick ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jabow Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 The first (and only) time I tried salt weathering, I applied the water with my Badger 200 airbrush using just plain water. Worked like a charm and if needed it's easy to apply a little extra water to fix the salt! Is there an 'AFTER' photo?? Curious to see how it came out. Bo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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