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