I recently attempted to paint the wooden bed of a German truck to show wear and tear. I wanted to reveal the natural wood color a bit, not just chip the paint.

It didn't turn out at all, so I was seeking helpful tips or links to tutorials to help on this front.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Jake

I do this by painting the bed first with Vallejo paints, using Natural Wood, Cork, and Wood Stain colors. Each color is applied one after the other, while the previous color is still wet using an old "spread out" brush.

Once I am happy with the wood appearance, I coat with Testor Flat Clear in the spray can. Then I use AK Interactive Worn Effects or Heavy Chipping, depending on the effect I am looking for. You could also use hairspray. Then paint the required color, then chip.

Hope that helps.

Kevin

Jake,

Sorry to hear that things did not turn out quite like you had hoped, sounds a lot like the story of most of my modeling. In my mind I am a great modeler; never seems to turn out like that to other sets of eyes however!

One method that I have tried is the hairspray method, it doesn't require much just a couple of coats of paint and some cheap hairspray from the dollar store. Paint your wooden cargo bed in a nice wood color and let dry thoroughly. Use and airbrush to spray a coat of hairspray over the wood paint and let it dry to the touch. I wouldn't wait to long before spraying a coat of the second, top, color (gray?). Again, let it dry to the touch and then go at it with a cup of warm water and a toothbrush. The toothbrush should quickly start to strip away the top color revealing the wood underneath. Stop whenever you feel like you have exposed as much of the wooden section below. After that you can touch up with chipping, etc. Give it a nice seal coat and you should be good to go.

I don't have any video that I have done, however MIG has a great one that I have included below here that shows everything you need. Good luck and post a photo of how it turns out for everyone to see.

MIG link http://migjimenez.blogspot.com/2009/11/hairspray-technique-vol1.html

Cheers,
Rick Cooper