Modeling Waterfront Scenes With EnviroTex
By Nick Kalis
The x th in an occasional series of articles providing obscure yet vital
resources for modelers in our
Potomac
Division. Previous articles detailed sources for styrene, ballast, carpentry
services, and lumber.
Sooner or later you will run across a reference to EnviroTex in a
published article on modeling water. Since so much has already been written on
this product, I will spare our readers another exposition of how to use it.
Instead I will focus on — How does
one find it? While it is possible you will find it at your hobby shop, I would
call first before making the trip out only to be disappointed. You will find
more luck by trying an arts and crafts store. I found mine at Color Wheel in
McLean
,
Virginia
.
I learned a few things from the very thorough leaflet enclosed with the
product. First, furniture polish will prolong the life of this surface. Second,
if scratches occur that cannot be polished out, clean with acetone and then
recoat with EnviroTex Lite®.
This product is made by
Environmental Technology, Inc. of Fields Landing,
California
95537 at 707 443-9323. I used their EnviroTex Lite® which they call a pour-on
High Gloss Finish. A kit for a small job is their 8 fluid ounce kit which
retails at Color Wheel for $8.99. This kit includes a four ounce bottle of resin
and a four ounce bottle of hardener. The box says that this kit covers two
square feet. Should you wish to learn more about this product and its uses, the
EnviroTex people even have a book on their product they sell for $4.50 which
includes postage and handling.
Color Wheel can be contacted at
Langley
Shopping Center
,
1374 Chain Bridge Road
,
McLean
,
Virginia
22101
703 356-8477. Call first to be sure they have EnviroTex Lite® in stock before
traveling out there.