Gaming Mats (OCEAN MAT added 12/31/13 pg 3)

[DeafNala]

That is an EXCELLENT water effect. VERY WELL DONE!

[sundayhero]

Really cool, all the mats 

I like your method, it's diferent from what I readed (mostly mixing acrylic caulk with paint, instead of painting it after).


Thanks for sharing. I need a portable gaming mat for my modern warfare projects, it's just perfect.

[doctor_ocks]

Is that a 'paintable' clear gloss caulking? I mean, is it made of the same stuff as the paintable acrylic caulking that would normally be used for a mat?

If so, you might try an acrylic gloss varnish to kill any tackiness after the mat has had a couple of days to fully cure. Obviously you want to do a test piece first.

Right now, that is one very impressive looking surface! It looks WET!  I think you are on to something there.

Thanks. I don't believe it is paintable but I'll have to double check. Wouldn't using a gloss varnish make me lose the ability to roll it up?  Is thre something that flexible that you know of?

[doctor_ocks]

Thanks everybody. I really appreciate all the kind words. On the last page, I had said a snow mat was my next one but this water mat was too tempting. I gotta go out of town for a few days and I'll get it cut off the board and slap some terrain on it when I get back. I'm making a kind of lake-town-ish terrain for it.

[Mr. Peabody]

A good quality varnish should be flexible if it's laid down in a thin coat. But the proof is in the pudding, ain't it? 

[YPU]

A thin layer of clear latex might also solve your tacky problem. Mind, Latex, not latex paint or any other latex based product. When applied thin enough it dries clear. Normally I wouldn't recommend smearing it over fabric but you probably have the right set up for that going on. Pro/con is that pure latex gives a very good grip, chances are you wont be able to slide models over the board.

[sundayhero]

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A thin layer of clear latex might also solve your tacky problem. Mind, Latex, not latex paint or any other latex based product. When applied thin enough it dries clear.

Latex I have dry yellow (almost brown) and tacky 

If you need a very glossy varnish, you could try something called "virtrifying" (vitrifiant in french), wich is acrylic based, sturdy, and really gloss.

[doctor_ocks]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'm out of town for at least the weekend. I'll take a look at how tacky it is when I get back. I put the clear on last Saturday so we'll see what a week of drying does for it.