Parkerized finish on wood?

[TristanArtSD]

Hey everyone, I have a spray-paint question for you! Is there a rattle can spray paint (or paints) that can mimic the parkerizing effect, but on wood? I know there's DuraPark, but my guess is that it wouldn't work on wood. Plus of course, I don't need it to be functionally parkerized, just an approximation of the look.

I've been building a set of blaster replicas (from my sci fi comic) and I tried using a light grey primer and then 'dusting' a matte black paint over that but it really just ended up with me coating them entirely in black (I'm pretty okay at drawing comics but I'm a rank amateur at real-life painting lol). At the end of the day, these are really just for me to use to create photo-reference so I can draw better comic panels so it's not super-critical they be color-accurate or anything. But I'm curious about building other character's blasters and trying to make them look a little more "realistic".

Weathering would improve their look a lot, I'm sure, so I think I'd like to try my hand at that as well. Thanks in advance!

 

[Noeland]

I use Krylon Ultra Flat Black. It looks a fair amount like Parkerizing, and I'm sure it's much cheaper than Durapark.

 

[TazMan2000]

The closest thing I could find is Rustoleum Chalked Charcoal. You would need to seal the wood and ensure that no wood grain shows through, ruining the look.

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TazMan2000

 

[TristanArtSD]

I use Krylon Ultra Flat Black. It looks a fair amount like Parkerizing, and I'm sure it's much cheaper than Durapark.

Cool, I'll add that to my list of things to check out. The paint I used on these other blasters is some generic flat black that I got for like a buck at Walmart a decade ago so that Krylon is probably a much better option. Thanks!

 

[TristanArtSD]

The closest thing I could find is Rustoleum Chalked Charcoal. You would need to seal the wood and ensure that no wood grain shows through, ruining the look.

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TazMan2000

Ah cool, another contender to check out. Thanks! Yeah, dealing with the wood grain is a huge pain. The places I used poplar cooperated a little better but the spots where I used pine look much more obviously of painted wood. (Current wood prices are making me build using the absolute cheapest stuff I can find)

 

[Krel]

I've seen three different shades of parkerizing, black, an olive green and grey. What they all have in common, is that they are all a flat, matt, non-reflective finish. So any flat black, or grey, depending on your preference, should do.

David.

 

[TazMan2000]

Ah cool, another contender to check out. Thanks! Yeah, dealing with the wood grain is a huge pain. The places I used poplar cooperated a little better but the spots where I used pine look much more obviously of painted wood. (Current wood prices are making me build using the absolute cheapest stuff I can find)

Wood putty/filler and sanding between coats will probably be needed. Wood grain is indeed a PIA.

TazMan20000