crowe-t Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) Does anyone have an idea(s) for painting wood grain as it appears in this picture from a Ford Econoline's interior? It's not the typical wood grain that can be painted with brush lines showing. Edited July 19, 2019 by crowe-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Looks like a burl pattern. You might be able to replicate it by masking, painting a light base color, daubing a few darker complimentary colors over the base color, and then clear coating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTallDad Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I realize the topic title refers to painting, but would a decal be an acceptable substitute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 Thanks Greg! I's still like to get some more opinions and possibly see some pictures of what others have painted. Raymond - It's such a small area, I'm not sure a decal will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 What I do is put a wet coat of Testors "wood" on the area and then dab it with dark brown on a small brush while still wet. Takes a bit of practice but you can pull off a pretty good "burlwood" pattern this way. Also, a coat of Tamiya clear yellow after it's dry adds a varnished look to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Like Steve said. get a pack of those foam-tipped cleaning swabs just dab the paint on in irregular patterns, let it dry, buff it down to remove any possible high spots and seal the whole mess with gloss clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Can-Con said: What I do is put a wet coat of Testors "wood" on the area and then dab it with dark brown on a small brush while still wet. Takes a bit of practice but you can pull off a pretty good "burlwood" pattern this way. Also, a coat of Tamiya clear yellow after it's dry adds a varnished look to it. Your burlwood pattern came out perfect! Leave the first lighter color wet while dabbing the dark brown color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 2 hours ago, crowe-t said: Leave the first lighter color wet while dabbing the dark brown color? Yup, exactly. Just work in small areas at a time and keep them wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Can-Con said: Yup, exactly. Just work in small areas at a time and keep them wet. The problem is I'm using acrylics and they dry very fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Which acrylics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, SfanGoch said: Which acrylics? I have Tamiya acylic and Testors Acrylic(Acryl) paints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Testors Acryl paints have a slower drying time compared to Tamiya. You can brush on a fairly heavy coat of MM 4763 Wood for the base. Then, dab a dark brown over the Wood with a fine brush in a random swirling pattern. You can even dab some thinned black to impart a fancy-schmancy Black Forest Walnut burl look As Steve indicated, overcoat with clear yellow or clear orange. Or, just clearcoat with acrylic gloss or even Pledge whateverthehellitscallednow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 54 minutes ago, SfanGoch said: Testors Acryl paints have a slower drying time compared to Tamiya. You can brush on a fairly heavy coat of MM 4763 Wood for the base. Then, dab a dark brown over the Wood with a fine brush in a random swirling pattern. You can even dab some thinned black to impart a fancy-schmancy Black Forest Walnut burl look As Steve indicated, overcoat with clear yellow or clear orange. Or, just clearcoat with acrylic gloss or even Pledge whateverthehellitscallednow. You're right about the Testors acrylic paint drying slower. I'll use that instead of the Tamiya. Does the Testors Wood base coat have to stay wet while dabbing on the dark brown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Yes. This allows the dark brown that you'll dab on to blend with the wood base color, creating the burled look. It's fairly easy to do. No prior experience necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 I got good results swirling Humbrol Gloss Dark brown into Humbrol Gloss Tan with a toothpick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Dann Tier did some burl wood in his Reengineered Lotus Esprit thread. Check there too. About hte same process as indicated above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, randyc said: Dann Tier did some burl wood in his Reengineered Lotus Esprit thread. Check there too. About hte same process as indicated above. Dann Tire's technique involves dry brushing. I already have those colors he used so I think I'll give that a try first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69NovaYenko Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Great tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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