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re Tug hull paint
yes it does on my barge but salt one water areas used have a different coating the white line on the rudder is interesting the Great Lake barges must go along with part of there rudder out of the water mind you have seen a barge hit tug bec …
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re Tug hull paint
Thinking a bit more on this, at one time wooden ships had copper covered bottoms, so would they have used a mix of tar and copper dust? That would give a sort of a brown colour. Fred
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re Tug hull paint
Hi Stephen I for one just don't know that answer to this, the only thing I can say is that all my 1900s steam tugs are all black below the water ling and Red above, the ones that are from the late 1940 are red oxide below. Fred
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re Tug hull paint
I would agree with Lew all you can is check out the internet for pictures and go by that. Philuk
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re Tug hull paint
What I would do is base the color scheme to be the same as the real tug being modeled. If no data on that particular tug can⁸ be found then you might look at similar tugs associated with the subject. That could be those in the same company, …
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Fibreglassing a wooden hull
Hi Roy. I use halfords spray paint (cans) over my glassed hulls also with no problems. I have also used airbrushed Humbrol enamels. No problems with either. I also tend to use the halfords grey primer ( several coats rubbed down with wet an …
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Fibreglassing a wooden hull
… ) is always an advantage. - The resin coating will make the hull waterproof (if it wasn't already), or at least improve the waterproofing (if the hull was already waterproof), but above all it will make the hull much much more resistant (me …
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Fibreglassing a wooden hull
… ointed bows travelling at speed into the flank of a plywood hull can do a whole lot of damage) The hulls I have clad with fibreglass have survived intact. Initially I questioned whether all the extra effort in doing this was worth it, but i …
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Painting a Fibre Glass hull
Hi Merchany67 I have just sent you a D/M Fred
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Painting a Fibre Glass hull
merchant 67 sorry for insulting you by naming you merchant 76 please apologise me
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Day Dreamer gets a newly painted hull
The colour scheme works well. Really lifts it. Very popular with the locals as well by the look if it.
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Day Dreamer gets a newly painted hull
Ronald!
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Day Dreamer gets a newly painted hull
Nice work Ronald
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Fitting deck to FG hull
… Before putting it into place I suggest gluing blocks to the hull, all the way around, onto which the deck will sit. You should wash the complete hull with detergent to remove any traces of releasing agent, then rinse and dry it. The blocks …
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Paint
… rlier in the thread that there will be a lot of opinions on paint choices. We all experience battery, radio, motor, wiring, sinking, crashes, weeds, and probably a few other issues with model boats. I have yet to see or hear about one being …
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Paint
… , I do use a variety of commercial primer and spray cans of paint for the larger surfaces, like hulls, decks and superstructure, but I do use specialty model paints like Testors Humboldt, and Tamiya for little items that require a specific …
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Spirit Based Paints
I build and restore Classic Model Power Boats and I like to paint them with a traditional brushed gloss finish (old school). The problem is that most paints these days are now quick drying water based paints that do not cover very well and …
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Spirit Based Paints
… ans) for small jobs and the enamel larger "rattle cans" for hulls, decks, etc., wherever water will contact. I don't use much water based paints on my boats. The water based paints are great on my tanks, especially when airbrushing. Lew Flo …
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rattle paint cans
Once the paint has hardened off you might be able to rescue any runs/overspray/paint brush marks by spending some time polishing out with rubbing compound and a damp cloth. It worked for me last year when I was as struggling to get a decent …
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Spray paint or brush
… t I'd throw out another. I'm current build has a fiberglass hull and a plastic cabin. For paint I was thinking of automotive spray paint for the hull, then brushwork for the deck and cabin. I'm also thinking of spraying the interior of the …
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Spray paint or brush
… r many failed attempts I now know how to use a spray can of paint and get a reasonable finish. Sometimes this has been on top of brush applied primer or undercoat which has been rubbed down before applying the next coat. In the knowledge th …
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What Paint Do Members Use?
Hi This is how I go about painting my boats, hope it may be of some help I buy most of my paint form a paint factor, some PANEL WIPE this is for degreasing your model it is far better than Fairy liquid, Use this between EVERY stage of paint …
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What Paint Do Members Use?
… p. I hav built only one boat (plywood kit, Zippkit tug) & i painted it by foam brush using HOME HARDWARE (Canadian chain) self-priming porch & floor paint which is a pearl grey acrylic...$40 per litre. Ive been using that brand & formulatio …
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Use Tamiya white putty on RC boat abs/styrene hull
… a white putty to level out some small pits in a abs styrene hull on a rc boat model kit? Is it going to be effected by the water? Of course I will be priming and painting/sealing over any areas. I could use a two part epoxy putty but it is …
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Hull sealing
… s magazine where he done an early Float test, he sealed the hull using dope and tissue however I have none of this to hand and am doing this build on a budget as it’s for my youngest son. The float test was done before the prop tube was fit …
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Hull sealing
… e always used Ezekote to seal all my wooden models prior to painting, plus you can add a layer of glass cloth to give a hard shell. If you want to save the cost of glass cloth ask your wife for an old pair of tights as the material stretche …
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Raf Tender PAINT Colour
… e darker, but thats if you wanbt to be real picky! Deck was painted in cerrux none slip paint. You can achieve this by first dusting with light coats a textured paint, till you get the effect you want, then paint over in bs631 or whatever y …
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Raf Tender PAINT Colour
… ezekote and glass cloth. This will seal and strengthen your hull against damage. Then you can do all your finishing process. With filler primer, primer, then paint. Hope that this will help you, cheers Colin.