Reply to "Learning to patch, repaint, and 2 rail rolling stock"

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I wouldnt brush anything under decals. Brush strokes and too much risk of a blob or a bristle getting stuck in it. Decal film will show anything, so you want it as smooth as possible. Use spraycans for modeling if you dont want to break out an air brush. Tamiya spray cans or testors if you can find it will do the job. Dont need RR colors for patch work. Tape off the patches, spray them a patch out color (black, white, not quite the same brown, whatever). Then gloss coat the whole car. Do the decals, gloss coat again. Let it dry for several days. THEN dullcoat it. The galvanizing on the roof turns whitish as it oxidizes. You can wash the roof with diluted light grey acrylic to get this effect, it also dulls it down.

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