Cave_Dweller
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So I'm trying my hand at making a 'nicer' diorama base that simply painting it black. I'm using these pre-routered pine bases from hobby lobby. I sanded it up and this time actually stained it with minwax, which looked very nice.
I had assumed at this point the minwax would make an impermeable seal and allow me to apply my grout and floor tile adhesive to do the groundwork.
But, I was sadly mistaken.
Two things happened:
1. The floor tile adhesive receded as it cured and broke lose from the minwax surface into a nice pancake like disc (LOL). I'm guessing it just can't adhere to the oily minwax surface.
2. I majorly screwed up and just slopped on ridiculous amounts of grout, which while drying, badly warped the shape of the wooden base. I should have known better about that, as it's happened to me before. :-[
So last night I tried letting the warped base sit in water overnight, and it seems to have reformed the wood into its original shape. I'm at work now so I'll have to see how it looks tonight when I get home.
Now, to prevent this from happening again, I've got several ideas but would love some tips from more experienced diorama makers than myself.
One idea was to paint the top of the base to give the floor tile adhesive a nice surface to adhere to, but I'm still worried the paint itself could fail to adhere to the minwax, as it seems to be hydrophobic. Maybe actual spray on primer, like automotive primer would work in this case?
Or a clear coat on the minwax? I use krylon clear coat mainly, and not sure if it's compatible with minwax either.
Thanks!
I had assumed at this point the minwax would make an impermeable seal and allow me to apply my grout and floor tile adhesive to do the groundwork.
But, I was sadly mistaken.
Two things happened:
1. The floor tile adhesive receded as it cured and broke lose from the minwax surface into a nice pancake like disc (LOL). I'm guessing it just can't adhere to the oily minwax surface.
2. I majorly screwed up and just slopped on ridiculous amounts of grout, which while drying, badly warped the shape of the wooden base. I should have known better about that, as it's happened to me before. :-[
So last night I tried letting the warped base sit in water overnight, and it seems to have reformed the wood into its original shape. I'm at work now so I'll have to see how it looks tonight when I get home.
Now, to prevent this from happening again, I've got several ideas but would love some tips from more experienced diorama makers than myself.
One idea was to paint the top of the base to give the floor tile adhesive a nice surface to adhere to, but I'm still worried the paint itself could fail to adhere to the minwax, as it seems to be hydrophobic. Maybe actual spray on primer, like automotive primer would work in this case?
Or a clear coat on the minwax? I use krylon clear coat mainly, and not sure if it's compatible with minwax either.
Thanks!