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2nd July hull paint
OK so there is some paint on Primer and how much better it looks, all my fears of it still looking rubbish have diminished, for now. I have only primed it a couple of coats put on thin , I will flat it again and see how it is , it seems to …
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Hull and deck paint, prop installed and a ##&&!! virus!
… b mates today, so Anyway, I felt good enough to do a little painting this week, and finished the painting today. Might do a semigloss clear, might not. Decided on black below waterline, orange up to the railing, gray deck, will do the super …
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Re: Paint came in, hull painted…the blue is mot quite right
… hese problems to be industry wide. The U.S. Navy warship is painted with the newest paint from various manufacturers that all “meet the spec”. The traditional “haze gray” is variously being described as “dim gray, light gray, tannish gray, …
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Re: Paint came in, hull painted…the blue is mot quite right
Cash, Looking good! Two paint comments. 1) Is the Tamiya a flat or a shiny finish? If the latter, a layer of dull coat will soften the color a bit. 2) Blue contains Red, the fastest fading color found on ships. As such, Blue's dull quite ra …
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Re: Painting the hull and advise on NOT following the instructions!
… eal ships. Well ships implies large vessels. But the wooden hulls of motor gun/ torpedo boats were first planked and then canvas was applied and then a second planking. Usually double diagonal planking. It made a sturdy covering and survive …
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re Tug hull paint
My Dad used to add the chilli powder to the paint. Barnacles didn’t approve he’d say.
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re Tug hull paint
I would think that the antifouling paint for fresh water has less chemicals in it, as there must be less chance for any sort of marine growth. Fred
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re Tug hull paint
… I correct that tugboats that operate in salt water must be painted with a different type of paint than those operating in freshwater? So a tugboat working on the Great Lakes or other large inland bodies of water and rivers are preserved di …
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re Tug hull paint
Following a recent trip to Falmouth docks a tug there is painted copper/red paint on the bottom 1/3rd and the rudder is red also above is black
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re Tug hull paint
Yes, I would say 90% of Tugs traditionally have black hulls, red anti-fouling bottoms grey or green decks and white superstructure. I have seen some fleet tugs with red hulls. For models I spray red oxide primer an the whole outside hull fi …
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Hull painted
Well that is the hull done now I think. The green took several coats to get right. I decided Humbrol gloss #3 was a bit too bright for my liking so I mixed in some gloss black before I sprayed it until it looked about right to my tastes and …
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Painting a Fibre Glass hull
… reg's preparation system. The abrasion is vital to get good paint adhesion, even if it hurts to loose that lovely gloss gelcoat finish. It is then important to use the correct primer for whatever finishing coat you will use as not all paint …
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Painting a Fibre Glass hull
… bout to embark on a new model and the colour scheme for the hull is blue waterline, light grey then white. Any suggestions on what to use as an undercoat??? Many Thanks in anticipation
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Painting a Fibre Glass hull
… onger gas-out times. I always advise test strips to confirm paint compatibility, but I am pretty obsessive. And no rushing!
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Painting a Fibre Glass hull
What kind of ship is the hull from, are there any pictures?
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Day Dreamer gets a newly painted hull
Fan tas tic great re paint she looks great well done peter3l
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Machinery done, seats in, almost time for hull paint!!
… ve a few more things to do forward, then it’s ready for the paint shop. Cash
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Re: Starting hull paint
… it’s a pretty hard finish. Since it’s lacquer, it’s a “hot” paint, dries fast and hard. You can handle it in 15-20 minutes and I’d say it’s fully cured in a day. The military flat paints dry even faster
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Re: Prepping and Painting the Hull.
… here's many a woodworker who would like to do as well, Nice hull, I'm sure the cabin top will be equally as perfect. Am I right in saying that you are building the larger, 27" hull ? Cheers, Nerys
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Re: Prepping and Painting the Hull.
Martin, Thanks for this, Nice finish for this wooden hull. Geoff
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Re: Prepping and Painting the Hull.
… rtin, looking fantastic. You've done a real nice job on the hull. I'm sure the coamings will be just as good. JB
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Re: Painting the Hull
… and lead bulb. As I pointed out early on in this blog, the hull is not an accurate model of full scale practice. Below the waterline, it has a hard chine and a keel. The rudder is also nothing like full size practice. I’m simply following …
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Re: Painting the Hull
Had an idea it was going to look this good painted, and I was right,- looks brilliant Graham ! JB
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Re: Painting the Hull
Hi Graham, once again a nice piece of both brass work and painting, its now looking really good and as Rob says hard to tell the model from the real thing.
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Re: Painting the Hull
A very impressive paint finish Graham and the brass detailing around the gunwale fairleads really finishes it off. It's now quite difficult to differentiate between the real boat in pic one and your own model . Rob.
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Preparing hull for paint & finish cutting window openings..
… Next I proceeded to insert 2 aluminium flat bars across the hull fore and aft. My thinking is that I am going to use these to secure the deck to the hull by having 3mm bolts in the 2 towing bollards that will tighten onto a glued nut under …
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Re: Hull Painted
Your the skipper and paint coordinator for color good choice . Rick
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Re: Hull Painted
… ere I went with the Post Office Red and Satin Black for the hull and Humbrol 105 Marine Green Matt for the decks. I am still working on cladding the deck housings, one thing that I am not happy with it that the starring housing has a vac fo …