How to do basic weathering with rattle cans ?

[57peppershaker]

I dont have an airbrush, so all my cars are sprayed with rattle cans.

Any easy tips on how to make them look weathered / driven in winter ect ?

[Junkman]

Use dry-brushing and washing techniques after you painted the base colour with a rattle can.

[Dr. Cranky]

Steve, check the HOW TO section of the forum. There is plenty of amazing stuff over there.

Like, Christian said, there are some basic techniques, including the use of pastel powders, that will make a rattle can base stand out with some weathering and detailing.

[Cato]

Use dry-brushing and washing techniques after you painted the base colour with a rattle can.

And then you can selectively and lightly spray Dullcote around lower edges, faded areas-even glass areas which gives them a weathered, faded, dusty look. Practice on spare parts or bodies.

[Jantrix]

I have used the salt technique using rattle cans. It's a little more difficult, but it can be done.

This was done with Krylon red oxide primer, dark blue and avacado green. I used several washes afterward using acrylic craft paints as well as matte clear on the shiny bits.

[Agent G]

My daughter was building the old "Garbage Truck" as a haunted vehicle for a theme at a show. She took a can of red primer, silver and flat black, put the garbage truck portion on the floor, then sprayed randomly from shoulder height. She achieved a really neat looking "distressed" finish. She topped it off by drybrushing a mixture of testors chrome silver and gold enamel.

G