hi, i recently made a cool dio of shanghai dragons us rangers crossing a stream in the forest/woods, i used fibre glass resin repair kit , it worked well and looks real except when it dried the surface went flat and not shiny and wet looking as water is, does anyone know how i can make my stream glossy like water, in a cheap , easy way..

please help thnx

matt

Future floor wax - its a gloss coat acrylic 'paint'. Brush or AB it on straight up.
I'll work for ya.

That's one way - I'm sure there are more.

Once throughly dried, as slodder pointed out, go with Future (somewhere is marketed as Klear or Kleer by Johnson's) or with another acryl gloss clear coat...
Ciao

Try this:

-Use a spray can primer and paint it as undercoat
-Then spray with silver leaf or any metallic colors near to silver
-Spray with gloss topcoat

This is now the tricky part. This depends on the color you're using
You will use different clear colors this way

eg. you want to make a deep blue stream
the pattern would be:
clear violet - topcoat - clear blue - topcoat - clear light blue - topcoat

The idea is to use colors from dark to light.

If all you need to do is add "shine / gloss" to your existing water, then a coat of Future / Kleer Acrylic floor wax is fine. If on the otherhand, you also want to add some gloss with DEPTH, then i suggest EnviroTex EZPour, found in any major arts and crafts store, like Hobby Lobby or Michaels.

Also, check out the "SPLASH" campaign folder and you will see how the current contest (which requires water as a main contingent) uses various techniques and styles to create water. There are some REAL good examples to see. Here is the link:

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?set_albumName=albut82&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

thnx guys but , i haveto admit i am still an amatuar diormama builder and i dont know any of the stuff you are talking about, where do i get this future floor wax stuff? how do i apply and use it? and is it expensive ?

please help me , so i can put this particular diorama pic up so everyone of you can see how you have helped me


thnx

matt

Future or the other name brand mentioned can be purchased at either a Do It Yourself store in the household products ilse or from a department store - again household cleaning ilse.
You can brush it on in thin coats with no problems. You can air brush it with not thinning.
Clean the AB well when done. It runs under $5 USD for a 32oz (?) bottle - More than you'll ever use!!!

Some of the other products can be purchased at craft stores like Michaels or AC Moore.

matt, just use floor wax, its basiclly just plishing the surface of your stream, cya at school, cheers