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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: traveller on 04 April 2016, 09:09:29 PM
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I am building a rather basic terrain board with a slight hill to play a Gandamak 1842 scenario. The foundation is EPS covered with a mix of filler, glue, paint and sand. For some reason I got the mixing wrong so the surface is too rough. I need to make it a bit more smooth and even and then add gravel and rocks to make it a bit afghanistani. I would be grateful for any advice how to smoothen it in the best way. Is filler the best remedy?
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Wood filler or spackle. It goes on really smooth if you get your fingers wet first.
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If you need to knock down the existing rough surface to smooth it before the application of filler, my best suggestion would be to get some aggressive sanding paper (60-80 grit) and wrap it around a wooden block to grind off the rough spots. depending on how rough and how durable the surface, wear a glove - I once tore up my hand trying this trick with A) bare hands, B) no sanding block, C) over-enthusiastic scrubbing.
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One thing you can do to smooth a surface is use very fine beach sand (or play sand, or similar) with waterproof wood glue (Evostik exterior in the blue bottle) and a tiny amount of water. You can brush this gloop onto the rough surface and 'wipe' it into the gaps etc.
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I've found that mixing water into spackle/filler until it is yoghurt thickness and then brushing it on liberally with a cheap wall-painting brush gives a lovely smooth surface. In fact I was doing just that yesterday!
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Great suggestions!
Many thanks for you help!