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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 …
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Nice work Fred, As it is your model you can paint it exactly how you want. I think it looks good. Martin555.
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Hull painting commenced....
… t was time to stick some of that VW Brilliant orange on the hull. 3 coats throughout the day on the hull and transom saw a nice blemish free finish. Point to note was that I had primed the hull with grey yesterday followed by a coat of whit …
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Hillro, Paint looks really good, I like your paint scheme! Joe
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" find painting the most difficult thing to get right." You n me both Robert Especially on complex scale ships. You've made a good job of it though Doug
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Re: Painting the Hull.
… de and 'rolls up' leaving a jagged edge. So getting a sharp paint edge with Maskol is dependant on how well you can paint the edge. In that respect it works just as it's supposed to Robbob.
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… ry, I meant Bulwark. Good job I wasn`t a sailor. I would be painting the wrong parts.
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Re: Painting the Hull.
… nary means but if you want a sharp edge I suppose you could paint it onto the surface, wait 'til it sets, trim a sharp edge with a blade, peel that off to reveal the sharp painting edge. I'd need to try that experiment to prove the theory R …
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… ne detail masking. it's a sort of latex fluid that you just paint on and then peel off afterwards. It comes off cleanly and does a good job. Rob.
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… rubbery skin that you can peel off after spraying or brush painting. Works for me Cheers, Doug https://www.revell.de/en/products/colors-accessories/accessories/color-stop-30ml.html
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Hi Peter I do my painting in the spray booth and while I can control the temperature in the workshop it's the humidity that I have to be careful of. I have to remember to check it before I start, anything above 60% can be a problem. I do wa …
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… nce to get these results. The atmosphere in the area that I paint is not perfect as it never sees the sun. Things will be a lot better when I move in to my retirement house next year. Loads of sun from March to November then.
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That is a very nice paint Finnish Rob. She is really looking good now. Martin555.
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Will you leave the upper hull gloss black Rob? or overspray with a satin varnish. Cheers, Pete
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Re: Hull finished less painting and details
… y PTB. Did you say earlier that you were going to glass the hull or is the resin coat a substitute.
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Hull finished less painting and details
… nd de-grease, final job of the day was to give the complete hull less the deck a thinned coat of resin leaving to set up over night. Will start looking at the cabin tomorrow and see how I can alter that from the kit norm.
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Painting upper hull commenced
… ce dry, a light coat of Matt lacquer applied to protect the paint finish before starting the washes and weathering. A lot more weathering to come once I’ve painted all the black edge strips ect. I also finished staining and varnishing the t …
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Re: Hull preparation and painting
… area against the item if required. I used 1/8” tape and the paint didn’t suffer. I didn’t leave it touching for very long though (!) and quickly pressed it down with a clean cloth. If I did it again I would probably use thee pieces across t …
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Re: Hull preparation and painting
… ile in my youth. Does the heat from the iron not affect the paint when you apply it? How well does it cope where the waterline crosses the chine? Perhaps a close-up photo or two of that area would help answer my questions. Rob.
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… nd one has never come off yet! I have never clear coated my hulls, but see the need with these transfers. UltraCote is used to cover model plane frames and the iron shrinks the plastic but it also seems to do something to the adhesive. It s …
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Re: Hull preparation and painting
… s quite a transformation! It's a good Idea to clearcoat the hull because it will protect the transfers, gloss is fine for above the waterline and matt to cover the anti-fouling. I had a lot of problems with the white waterline on mine, can …
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Superstructure build started and hull painting completed.
… tted, some electrics wired for later fitting, deck sprayed, hull sprayed, superstructure build started.
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Re: Ready for Hull and Deck Painting..
I couldn’t find the RAF paints and my dark grey doesn’t contrast enough with the medium grey - you can barely tell the difference! Oh well, it’s done now! I am also worried about water getting in through the rudder post. In a float test wit …
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Re: Chine strakes and hull painting
What a difference a clean and a fresh coat of paint makes. Good work, well done. Martin555.
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Re: Chine strakes and hull painting
… it does in reality. I don’t like rattle cans. The original paint job, hand painted with Humbrol enamel was much better when it was first done. But you are right, it does look a whole lot better than it did a few months ago.
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Re: Chine strakes and hull painting
Paint looks really good. Boat won't know itself! JB
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Painting the hull – Part 1 primer & anti fouling.
… dn't until I got some grease or silicone on a surface to be painted and it was the devil's job to get it off so that the paint didn't react....lesson learned . I use it all the time now Robbob
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Painting the hull – Part 1 primer & anti fouling.
Haleluia someone who actually does the painting stage right for a change using Panel Wipe top marks there. Dave