| Do you love woodworking? Have you built | | | | model has been varnished. |
| wooden model cars and they look beautiful for a | | | | You will likewise want to make sure the model |
| bit and then they begin to discolor? If so then you | | | | itself is clean and dust free. If you need to clean it |
| should consider adding a finish to your model car | | | | before hand a tack cloth is the recommended |
| by applying varnish. While there are two main | | | | method. It will remove any debris without leaving |
| types of varnish here we will discuss one only. | | | | behind lint. Now that you are ready make sure to |
| Traditional varnish can be slow drying, and | | | | stir your varnish well. Once you do so then pour |
| extremely hard to clean up. Water based | | | | some of it into your disposable container. Recap |
| polyurethane varnish however is much easier to | | | | your varnish and set it aside. By using your other |
| handle as it cleans up with water. It also drys | | | | container you will make it easier to prevent spills it |
| very quickly. Varnish must be brushed in, allowed | | | | will also help you to prevent contaminating your |
| to dry, and sanded down. It must be repeated so | | | | original can of varnish with dust or debris. |
| that you get a uniform coating to the part that | | | | When you begin to paint the water-based |
| on which the varnish is being applied. | | | | polyurethane varnish onto your model make sure |
| Some things that you will need together before | | | | that you are using very smooth and even |
| you begin are your water-based polyurethane | | | | strokes. You will also want to follow the grain. By |
| varnish in the shade that you want your model | | | | holding the brush as vertical as possible you will be |
| car to be, some sandpaper that is either 220 grit | | | | able to prevent some uneven strokes. Another |
| or finer (if you are unsure how to tell what the | | | | thing to keep in mind is that you should allow each |
| grit is just ask a sales associate to help you), a | | | | coat of varnish to dry thoroughly. You will know it |
| tack cloth to prevent spills, a synthetic bristle | | | | is dry when it feels dry to the touch. Much of the |
| paintbrush that is easy to handle and not too large | | | | drying time depends on the temperature and the |
| or too small for the work you will be doing, and a | | | | relative humidity. |
| small disposable container. | | | | After you have left the first coat to dry you |
| When you go to buy the varnish just keep in | | | | should then sand the surface with your sandpaper |
| mind that it, like paint, is available in a variety of | | | | and then clean the model with a tack cloth once |
| finishes. Whether you choose flat, matte, satin, | | | | more to remove any additional sawdust that has |
| semi-gloss, or high-gloss will just depend on what | | | | built up after sanding. Keep repeating this process |
| your want your model to look like when it is | | | | until you reach the look you are wanting. Once |
| finished. Flat has no shine to it at all and does not | | | | you do then let the piece set for one week for |
| fair extremely well over time, high-gloss, | | | | the varnish to cure. If you will then rub your |
| however, is very bright and and is a good deal | | | | model car with "0000" steel wool and clean it with |
| tougher. You should make sure that you are going | | | | a tack cloth you will be able to apply a paste wax. |
| to be painting your wooden model in an area that | | | | This can give you the best looking wooden model |
| dust free and well ventilated. Dust will adhere to | | | | car possible. |
| your model and show up quite clearly after the | | | | |