Before I throw away some empty bottles with pump sprayers, I wanted to ask if anyone can think of a way they can be used in model railroading... such as applying an Elmer's Glue/water mixture or any other application? - Brandon
I use them to spray down scenery and ballast with "wet water" before I apply diluted glue with a bulb syringe. It helps the glue seep into every nook and cranny.
Beat me to it, Jim. My daughter uses a pump spray hair detangler and has saved/given me the bottles to use for "wet water." I also have smaller pump sprayer that I'll sometimes use to spray diluted glue/water on scenery as long as I am willing to rinse it out with hot water when I'm done. Otherwise, I found the hard way that it ends up being a one-and-done deal.
Because it is a fairly old school generic term for water that has a few drops of dishwashing detergent or alcohol added to help the diluted white glue seep into every nook and cranny. Otherwise the diluted white glue tends to bead up and not penetrate into the scenery material. It's been called Wet Water in past model railroad magazines. It really does help tremendously.
FYI, the detergent surfactant or alcohol acts to lower the surface tension of water, thus allowing it to better seep into every nook and cranny. Water is a very unusual liquid - has a high surface tension, and also expands when it freezes. Our world would look totally different if water acted like a "normal" liquid. Ken
When I posted a few days back, there was something in the back of my mind about a film-based photography item that I'd read of being used as a wetting agent. As luck would have it, I stumbled across a reference to "Kodak Photo Flo" at https://myp48.wordpress.com/ Has anyone ever used it or a like product? With the advent of digital photography, I'd suspect that supplies will only become scarcer. Best Regards,
