Hi Slow, There are as many variations to weathering as there are people on this board, so the best thing to do is experiment with different techniques and see what gives you the results you want. If you want to do it my way, the first thing you do is get out a crisp $20 bill. No, it's not a bribe, we're goin shoppin! Yeeeeeha! While you're lookin fer some money, skip over to tech QA and I'll post the how-to.