I'm hand laying turnouts and track (HO) using FastTracks forms & supplies. For my first bit I've been pre-staining the ties (and the pre-build tie forms and "switch sticks") with a Walnut wood stain.
Then later I paint the track, Ties and roadbed with Floquil Weathered Black with an airbrush.
Now as my second bag of ties is running out and I just made my first curved turnout and need to glue it to the ties/switch-sticks I'm wonder go I really need to pre-stain the ties ?
My thoughts are that it makes it more fool-proof when I paint, so I dont have to lay a heavy paint on every angle just to make the ties not white. But then I'm looking ahead to a 2-5 year project and starting to think maybe I can skip this step ? Wont the paint be enough ?
Thoughts on this. Is it overkill or prudent to pre-stain the ties if I'm going to paint over anyway ? Its not that I'm in a hurry but If its truely pointless why bother ?
http://trains.calldei.com
-David
Thanks for any advise
Then later I paint the track, Ties and roadbed with Floquil Weathered Black with an airbrush.
Now as my second bag of ties is running out and I just made my first curved turnout and need to glue it to the ties/switch-sticks I'm wonder go I really need to pre-stain the ties ?
My thoughts are that it makes it more fool-proof when I paint, so I dont have to lay a heavy paint on every angle just to make the ties not white. But then I'm looking ahead to a 2-5 year project and starting to think maybe I can skip this step ? Wont the paint be enough ?
Thoughts on this. Is it overkill or prudent to pre-stain the ties if I'm going to paint over anyway ? Its not that I'm in a hurry but If its truely pointless why bother ?
http://trains.calldei.com
-David
Thanks for any advise