Am I doing the salt weathering technique correctly?

MillenniumFalsehood · Post by **MillenniumFalsehood** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:36 pm

I'm in the process of preparing the metallic paint with salt to make the paint around the seamwork chipped and peeled.

I brushed water with my finger on the surface, then sprinkled table salt on till I got a pattern I'm happy with (I'm aware that most people prefer sea salt because it's got bigger chunks, but I wanted fine chipping). After it dries, I'm going to paint the model, then scrape off the salt, leaving behind the bare metal.

So am I doing it right? Have I horribly messed up the surface of my model?

Beaveranger · Post by **Beaveranger** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:47 pm

I've seen a couple of different variations on this method, but the idea is the same basic principle.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Obviously, you have to be careful on the removal part depending on the type of paint you use.

starmanmm · Post by **starmanmm** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:15 pm

Instead of water... I use future and once it dries... I just brush the salt off.

Post by **TER-OR** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:22 pm

Future's not a bad option, I may try that sometime.

I've done this with a salt paste on numerous models. Here's the most beat-up one.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-or/set ... 704701438/

Mr. Badwrench · Post by **Mr. Badwrench** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 3:08 am

It sounds like you're doing it right. People say that you need to be careful when removing the salt, but that isn't exactly true. You want the salt to scratch up the paint when you scrub it off, that's part of the effect.