Cloudy or milky Woodland Scenics Realistic Water?

Lynn Gobin

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Mar 15, 2005, 6:49:20 AM3/15/05

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Does anyone have experience with Woodland Scenics Realistic Water turning
cloudy or milky as it sets? I think I've followed the instructions
correctly, that is, pouring a shallow layer and letting it cure for the
proper amount of time. But after two tries, the puddles I'm trying to create
turn cloudy or milky on me. Is this stuff perhaps dissolving and drawing out
the adhesives I'm using to hold the scenery elements in place (a mixture of
Elmer's wood glue and water, or ACC)? Any thoughts about correcting, or
fixing, or preventing this from happening?

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Charles Woolever

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Mar 15, 2005, 8:08:56 AM3/15/05

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Are you pouring multiple shallow layers in one puddle or is this
multiple puddles?

I had a problem with an area I did that was multiple thin layers. Each
layer I poured was thin and I let it dry a week in between the two
layers but it turned cloudy. I wrote Woodland Scenics and they said I
need to wait and let it all dry and it will "uncloud". It took almost a
month.

Charles

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Captain

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Mar 15, 2005, 11:00:44 AM3/15/05

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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 05:49:20 -0600, "Lynn Gobin" <lgobin_NO_SPAM@charter_NO_SPAM.net>
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What is the ambient temperature in the room where you are working?
How old is the stuff you are using?
What is the relative humidity?

You can get a little gizmo that will tell you the temp. and relative humidity from
Radio Shack for a couple of dollars. If you don't live in North America, you can
still get one, I just don't know where or for how much.

CH

Lynn Gobin

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Mar 15, 2005, 1:17:46 PM3/15/05

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Temp: 72.8F; Rel. Hum.: 40%
Age of product: less than two months off the shelf

Consensus on this group and others is that it might take quite a while to
cure, but that it will clear up.

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Lynn Gobin

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Mar 15, 2005, 1:24:05 PM3/15/05

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The first attempt was still cloudy after a full week. This attempt is just
one layer no thicker than 1/8". It's only been a little more than 36 hrs
after pouring a single two square inch puddle. Consensus on this group and

others is that it might take quite a while to cure, but that it will clear
up.

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Ken Cameron

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Mar 15, 2005, 11:03:17 PM3/15/05

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At our club, CNYMRRC, we only do water during the middle of the summer. It
may be humid around here, >60% but the temp in the club house can get well
above 90F during the week when nobody is around. That seems to 'cook' the
water much faster and we get clear results. But the word around here is
never even bother if the temp is below 70F and prefer to do it around 80F.

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harrym

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Mar 15, 2005, 11:39:26 PM3/15/05

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I believe the cloudiness is the result of too high humidity, but it
should clear up in time. Don't rush it. It could take several weeks
unless you can dry out the room some way.

Captain

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Mar 16, 2005, 1:04:15 AM3/16/05

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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 04:03:17 GMT, "Ken Cameron" <came...@twcny.rr.com> wrote:

>At our club, CNYMRRC, we only do water during the middle of the summer. It
>may be humid around here, >60% but the temp in the club house can get well
>above 90F during the week when nobody is around. That seems to 'cook' the
>water much faster and we get clear results. But the word around here is
>never even bother if the temp is below 70F and prefer to do it around 80F.
>
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>
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>> Temp: 72.8F; Rel. Hum.: 40%
>> Age of product: less than two months off the shelf
>>
>> Consensus on this group and others is that it might take quite a while to
>> cure, but that it will clear up.

Yup, me too. Be patient. One of the epoxies I work with has a cure time of seven days
at 70º F. Put it in an oven at 140º F and it cures in 25 minutes. I have a similar
response from one of the acrylics also. Problem with the acrylic is that it stinks to
holy hell when you put it in the oven. Phew!
Clear the room.

CH

Charles Callaghan

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Mar 16, 2005, 12:26:33 PM3/16/05

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I have been using it with none of the problems you mention. My basement
(unheated) has a temperature of 60 to 70 year round. I do run a
de-humidifier in the summer. Are you using the one part or two part as WS
makes both, I believe. I have been using only the one part in 1/16" layers
instead of the 1/8".

Chuck Callaghan
cj...@virginia.edu

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bulldog57

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hi ken ,i put some woodland scenic realistic water in my pond ,its been over a week now ,i did ues the woodland scenic paints on the bottem of the bed ,now its been 10 days and its milky ,in places,my layout is in my bedroom, can you help,regards john,

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