Color Me Holly Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I know that someone here mentioned making a tin roof out of courrigated card board. I would like to know how it was prepped for painting, please? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I know that CatColorado did that, but I don't know where the pix of it are. You can PM her and ask her though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Color Me Holly Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Thanks, Linda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I peeled the flat paper off of one side of a cardboard box & used the roof pieces to cut thepatterns, then I simply sprayed the corrugated side with aluminum spray paint & glued the dry pices to the roof after it was assembled, and then aged it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I forgot you did your little Buttercup that way Holly! I love that roof too! How did you age it? What did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Man Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Melissa put a roof on her Haunted House that came out great! Here's the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Cal Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Even though I was not the original poster, I would first glue it on then spray on a coat of thinned shellac as a sealer then paint. Try Testors Model Master Steel and then weather with rust in an appropriate manner Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Linda, I aged the roof with drybrushing burnt siena (a wonderful rust color, BTW) and black & white acrylic paints and then glued on bits of reindeer moss or whatever that rubbery stuff is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogster Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 You can also get corrugated plastic signs. A really big one is summink like 7 bucks. Never tried to tear the face off one though, if you could it might be more resilient that card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellandmelissa Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I used aluminum colored spray paint to give it the color I wanted then just glued it to the house. I then sponge painted varios colors on it to simulate rust. Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatColorado Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I prepped mine with modge podge first before painting. I dunno if it made much of a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogster Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I prepped mine with modge podge first before painting. I dunno if it made much of a difference. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm betting it prolly did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Color Me Holly Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 Thanks for all the replies. Dollproperties wrapped my new house in corrugated (I knew I spelled it wrong) paper. There is no backing on it and its not the same weight as cardboard. Its a little smooched, but not to bad. I showed Alysia the pictures of the roof and she will use it on her Buttercup. Its going to be pink. Sometimes it is very hard not to interup and tell them to do it my way. I am happy she is enjoying it. Sorry Cat, I didn't get a chance to pm you yesterday. Everytime I sat down yesterday, I had to get up to help on of the girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Holly, You can probably use one of those bamboo skewers to unsmooch the corrugated paper. You can paint a coat of sealer before you paint it if you want to, but the paint is going to make it plenty stiff. I think you'll want to use two coats of paint, I did. BTW the chimney "stones" are bits of styrofoam egg carton (from my pre-spackle days). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Color Me Holly Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 Thanks, Holly We will try the skewer. Did you use paper mache carton for a dozen eggs? We buy eggs in five dozen flats is why I ask. I haven't found the larger cartons very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I haven't found eggs in papermache cartons in a long time, & now we buy the eggwhites in cartons. I wasn't happy with the styrofoam texture, and was trying to scrounge papermache fastfood trays or egg cartons or whatever & a little voice whispered "spackle" in my ear and the rest is history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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