Plowboy Posted July 9, 2021 Posted July 9, 2021 I've never used it before. I've always used baking soda. But, I thought I would give it a try on my current project. First question is, can I use Future to bond it to the styrene? I've learned with the baking soda that it gives me better control concerning thickness and doesn’t pool like white glue will. Second question is, can I paint it with spray paint? I ordered a canister that I think will match my interior color. But, if it's way off, I'd like to know if I can paint it to match. If it's only off by a shade, I can deal with it. The powder I ordered is by WOW and is a super fine grade. I'm hoping it's similar to baking soda as far as texture and thickness.
Miatatom Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 Future should work fine. I used some embossing powder that I got at Hobby Lobby. Painted over it and it looked fine.
peteski Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 You use baking soda to simulate carpeting?!?!? That's a new one on me. I stay away from baking soda (for anything related to modeling) because it is water-soluble, and humidity can liquefy any exposed grains creating a mess.
Plowboy Posted July 10, 2021 Author Posted July 10, 2021 3 hours ago, peteski said: You use baking soda to simulate carpeting?!?!? That's a new one on me. I stay away from baking soda (for anything related to modeling) because it is water-soluble, and humidity can liquefy any exposed grains creating a mess. It won't if it's sealed with primer and paint. I've done several models with it.
Plowboy Posted July 10, 2021 Author Posted July 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Miatatom said: Future should work fine. I used some embossing powder that I got at Hobby Lobby. Painted over it and it looked fine. Thanx Tom! I figured it could be painted over.
Steve H Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 Hi Roger, I have used embossing powder with reasonable results on a handful of projects. My 2 cents… Embossing powder makes for great looking “carpet”. I use white glue thinned with about 30% water as adhesive, which works fairly well, although I’m sure there might be better methods. Painting after the powder is applied tends to take away somewhat from the “carpet” like texture of the powder in my opinion. As I mentioned in my ‘65 Wagon build, I have painted the powder first, then applied it, definitely not perfect, but it worked reasonably well. With your talents, a bit of experimentation will no doubt yield amazing results. I look forward to you sharing your technique once you’ve given it a go. Photo of results. This was a goldish/grey powder that received a mist of the tan interior colour to get it closer to the desired shade. Cheers, Steve 1
Jon Haigwood Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 On my last couple of builds I have been masking off the areas that I don't want embossed and then applying a coat what ever color I want the carpet to be and applying the embossing powder from a mini salt shaker while the paint is still wet. After that dries I put on another coat of the same color to the powder and anything else I want that color. I find white glue a bit blotchy and sometimes it tends to lift off and has a longer drying time.
Rodent Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 I have a "dirty" bottle of flat clear acrylic (I think it is Testors, would have to look) that I use as adhesive. Once dry, I brush a little more on to seal the powder. I find white glue, even thinned, to be a little unforgiving.
gman Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 10 hours ago, Steve H said: Hi Roger, I have used embossing powder with reasonable results on a handful of projects. My 2 cents… Embossing powder makes for great looking “carpet”. I use white glue thinned with about 30% water as adhesive, which works fairly well, although I’m sure there might be better methods. Painting after the powder is applied tends to take away somewhat from the “carpet” like texture of the powder in my opinion. As I mentioned in my ‘65 Wagon build, I have painted the powder first, then applied it, definitely not perfect, but it worked reasonably well. With your talents, a bit of experimentation will no doubt yield amazing results. I look forward to you sharing your technique once you’ve given it a go. Photo of results. This was a goldish/grey powder that received a mist of the tan interior colour to get it closer to the desired shade. Cheers, Steve That is truly a beautiful looking interior. Nice Job.
Plowboy Posted July 11, 2021 Author Posted July 11, 2021 On 7/10/2021 at 10:55 AM, Steve H said: Hi Roger, I have used embossing powder with reasonable results on a handful of projects. My 2 cents… Embossing powder makes for great looking “carpet”. I use white glue thinned with about 30% water as adhesive, which works fairly well, although I’m sure there might be better methods. Painting after the powder is applied tends to take away somewhat from the “carpet” like texture of the powder in my opinion. As I mentioned in my ‘65 Wagon build, I have painted the powder first, then applied it, definitely not perfect, but it worked reasonably well. With your talents, a bit of experimentation will no doubt yield amazing results. I look forward to you sharing your technique once you’ve given it a go. Photo of results. This was a goldish/grey powder that received a mist of the tan interior colour to get it closer to the desired shade. Cheers, Steve Thanx Steve! Your Impala wagon interior is what prompted me to give the embossing powder a try. If I can get results similar to yours, I'll be happy! I plan on doing a test with it before I commit to putting it on my floorpan.
Steve H Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 6 hours ago, Plowboy said: Thanx Steve! Your Impala wagon interior is what prompted me to give the embossing powder a try. If I can get results similar to yours, I'll be happy! I plan on doing a test with it before I commit to putting it on my floorpan. I look forward to to seeing what formula works for you. I have a feeling I will learn something…. It might be worthwhile reaching out to Steven G, his interiors are top notch.
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Steve H said: I look forward to to seeing what formula works for you. I have a feeling I will learn something…. It might be worthwhile reaching out to Steven G, his interiors are top notch. Thanks Steve. Yes, I use embossing powder all of the time. Personally, I have good luck using slightly thinned Elmer's glue for the adhesive. Roger, you're correct that the glue can pool when it's applied, but I've found that the glue will shrink up and look just fine after it has dried. That said, any thing that you care to use for an adhesive should work just fine as long as it stays wet long enough to get the powder applied completely before it begins to dry. My understanding is that you can paint over it with no problem, but I don't do that. I just use an embossing powder that is close to the color of the interior, and I usually have pretty good luck matching colors. On occasion, I have had to mix colors to get the hue that I want, but this only works for doing something like making turquoise from blue and green. I don't think you would have much luck making orange from red and yellow for example. The colors need to be close to each other for mixing to work. This '65 Plymouth interior was achieved by mixing blue and green. The other one came straight from the bottle. Steve
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