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Which Paint?
… I used filler for any gaps in the joints then prepared the hull with sanding sealer having got it really smooth. For the rest of the paintwork I first used Halfords primer then used their acrylic for the final colours. I gave it four coats …
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Which Paint?
… cratch built a 1/24 scale Vosper Long boat MTB 510. I spray painted the hull and super structure with Halfords white and gray primer. The Hull was given coat of Matt clear laquer Spray (Plasticote). The deck and super structure were also co …
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Spraying/hand painting
… rn and only use in a well ventilated area. Personally I use paintstrippers, scapers and a hot air paint stripper to clean wooden hulls back to bare wood. This allows me to see any damage caused by fuels used with IC engines. I agree its mes …
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What paint type
… o sand. I've recently used it to re seal a diagonal planked hull I built 30 years ago and it's like new. You can then apply whatever type of paint to finish
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What paint type
… suggest you use G4 Pond Sealer (Bondaglass Product) on your hull after you have sanded smooth to shape. You can also use on the inside. it's a polyurethane type so can be easily brush applied in thin coats and sets rock hard as well as bein …
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What paint type
… d here's my two-pennyworth. Basically I consider the actual paint as cosmetic and not primarily to seal out water. Unless you want to use 2 part epoxy paints, which are not so easy to handle I used it on my U26 sub and it was pain in the yo …
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Painting Wood and styrene
Hey guys: Im getting ready to slap some paint on my Statia Tug. What kind of paint will be the best to paint my wooden hull and styrene upper structure?
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Paint removal
… n.....yes it's me, just wondering whats best to use to take paint off your pride and joy that hasn't a lot of pride and no joy!! I think the hull and deck of my no pride & joy maybe GRP etc....def not wood so if anyone can help i'd apprecia …
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Paint removal
… the deck back to a state where I could varnish rather than paint....quite happy to re-paint the hull etc
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stripping hull for repair and repaint
Thanks Dave, I have managed to get a picture of the 'plans' off Google but they are not too wonderful are they! I am thinking that a cut and paste replacement of the rotten parts will be required, but as I would not even class myself as a c …
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hull paint
Geez, what a majestic build. Thanks for the links...this is the look I'm seeking. it's a stock photo, I'll add.
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hull paint
Hey Dave, Thanks for your good advice. I have a friend who's into RC Planes and will ask about his experiences. I'm familiar with gas as used in auto-body but it's too course. Didn't know about any finer. This is where I'm at now. I used po …
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Antifoul lookalike paint
… ny ideas of how I can achieve the look of sky blue antifoul paint applied to the hull of my Cygnus 32. The hull is fibreglass and I don't see any matt sky blue paint anywhere. I look forward to any help I can get with this and will be very …
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paint colours for perkasa
hI does anyone know the paint colours for the deck and hull on a 35" perkasa
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Aerokits sea scout hull skins
… three of varnish, possibly run some resin around inside of hull as well, but saying that I have a very old Vosper 72' MTB, 1/24 scratch built in balsa, tissue covered and doped, still going strong. On this I mainly left interior unsealed, …
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Spraying hulls
Hey there > I have just had to rub down the hull of my destroyer that I'm building, first time I've ever used a paint sprayer & I suppose I don't know what I'm doing! Before I sprayed the pain I used masking tape to cover the area I didn't …
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dust on painted areas
I think that it's probably worth buying new tins of paint when finishing a hull; if you're anything like me it doesn't happen that frequently! I find a couple of tinlets go a long way on a boat hull, although it doesn't pay to think about h …
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dust on painted areas
… st very easily. This includes the can in which you keep the paint. Make sure you have thoroughly mixed the pot then strain through a fine lint free mesh to remove any dust etc. You need to use good quality paint brushes well washed before u …
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University Project - Hull Fabrication So Far
… as and New Year! Thought I would upload a few photos of the hull I formed over the holidays for my university project for you to see and give tips on etc. If you so wish. For the project, we are asked to design and build our own RC RUDDERLE …
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Paint for Fireboat Restoration
… restoration. You did not indicate the exact details of your hull construction or paint finish, and this will need to be repaired in an appropriate manner if you wish to put back into the water. As has been indicated in the replies wood and …
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Paint spraying problem - can anybody help?
HI Richard I have not sprayed a boat hull with metallic paint ,but I have done a few aircraft. I found I needed several very thin coats to get an even metallic effect. Chris
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acrilic paint
to all members could you tell me If I should coat acrylic paint to protect It after painting hull and what should I use. from dennis w.
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PAINT ! how do you...........
… t way of removing several layers of old, cracking & peeling paint off a boat? Ive recently purchased [another] second hand boat, a graupner Adolph bermphol lifeboat, but the original builder painted It In correct colours, but the last owner …
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Paint Colours for fireboats
… all brass finish parts in 2 part epoxy varnish and will do hull in it ( providing it does not attack colour paint ) I will be testing some before doing this. As for the RAF and cleaning, I did the second part of my national service at Moun …
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Paint Colours for fireboats
I am now getting near to painting my boat and have a few questions on finishes for it. In general there is no doubt that the hull should be black with that below the water line red with a water line in white. What is width of water line? Th …
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Re: New planing hull design.
… model - not a problem with naval vessels though as usually painted. And camber of the deck? As for props, yes, 2 or three blade. All my builds so far have been scale or thereabouts and I have used 3 blade brass on all of them except one. F …
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Re: New planing hull design.
… Chugalone. It will look even slicker when I've finished the painting and started fitting some details!
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Epoxy over paint does it work?
… el boat that relies on silicone rubber to join its 36” long hull and deck together. Using silicone to join these two halves together works well - and of course - also makes a good watertight seal! Most of these boats are quite old now, so w …