nsconductor
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I'm making a large H&W flat car load. Wanting it to be tarped. Problem is.....what can I use to make a realistic looking tarp?
I've made Tarps out of Tin Foil. Use the non shiney side of the foil & spray it w/your favorite color. Blue, green, olive drab or black in flats. Be sure you don't pull it tooo tight because it tares real easy. You can form it around almost any shape.
I've also made a tarp out of thin silk fabric. You can prewet it w/thinned Elmers. Let it almost dry & lay it over the load.
I once made a nice tarp out of a Kleenex with a 50/50 mixture of white glue and water brushed on, then painted. The weight of the water/glue mixture makes it sag realistically. And it holds its shape once the glue dries.
Steve S
Got any photos of it?