Making plastic look like weathered wood

[hminky]

I have a "what I did" about making plastic look like weathered wood at:

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/weathered_plastic/

Thank you if you visit
Harold

 

[jbaakko]

*drool* Bookmarking that one, thanks Harold!

 

[chrismoore93]

It looks excellent Harold, thanks alot for the help!!!
Chris

 

[lginc]

hminky, thank you for sharing that technique! the plastic REALLY looks like aged wood. GREAT idea! does India ink/alcohol work and look just as good as the Rit dye? thanks, -Dean

 

[NoSpaceOreCashRR]

Thanks Harold, I've seen your technique before but this time I bookmarked it.
Excellent results.

 

[hminky]

hminky, thank you for sharing that technique! the plastic REALLY looks like aged wood. GREAT idea! does India ink/alcohol work and look just as good as the Rit dye? thanks, -Dean

That is an acrylic flat white with India ink/alcohol on plastic and wood. I just used the Kilz/Rit combo on the new project because I never had that combo before. Any flat white and stain will work but will give a different look.
The old Higgins India Ink was the best, the new is some synthetic blend and doesn't have a brown base.

Harold

 

[lginc]

Harold, thank you for posting the pic with the india ink/alcohol. looks GREAT to me, I'M SOLD! thanks,-Dean

 

[hminky]

The tank portion of a plastic IHC old time water tower weathered.

Harold