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re Tug hull paint
It has been suggested that tug hulls are all black and that red oxide wasn't painted on some of my Mountfield models Crusier being one that should have a black hull and no red help please from some learned person
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re Tug hull paint
Under-hull painting colors. There are a large variety of colors to choose from. Depends on fresh water versus salt water uses (brackish water tends to use salt water cover), but also subject to what is caused by marine growth including non- …
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Painting a Fibre Glass hull
Many different methods to put a decent finish on a hull, from basic Brushing, to rattle can spraying, to Air Brush and regular Spray gun Most important is to lightly sand the hull with 320 grit paper to remove any residual wax from the mold …
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Painting a Fibre Glass hull
MERCHANT 76 every hull, whatever the material, pvc, or polyester i alawas sand it slightly and then spray a primer overall of the same make as the paint for the topcoat. If that is NOT the case you can start all over again. So read the back …
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Day Dreamer gets a newly painted hull
This Midwest Maine Down East yacht is sporting a newly painted hull in Midnight Blue. Originally built and painted with a white hull, after twenty years it needed an upgrade. The Midnight Blue sets off the wooden deck work very nicely. Dann …
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Spray painting hulls.
Hi guys, I spray my hulls using various systems. I have an industrial 120 litre 3hp compressor, with devilbiss spray guns which are for larger areas. I also have Badger air brushes and compressor with 2litre tank for the smaller hulls and d …
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stripping hull for repair and repaint
… e acquired an old 34" RAF Crash Tender with a wooden (ply?) hull, which has 2 smallish leaks. I want to fix these and give it a repaint. To strip the old paint off do I have to use elbow grease alone or can I start with some sort of mild pa …
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stripping hull for repair and repaint
… e, I applied my Black and Decker mouse detail sander to the hull, using only the weight of the sander. Turns out it has been epoxy coated, I have removed sufficient paint to see what is underneath it and there are 2 small areas where the wo …
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stripping hull for repair and repaint
If it's old chances are it has oil based paints and will need lots of elbow grease, paint strippers and if it's anything like my Sea Queen some careful use of a hot air stripper to get the final residue out of the wood. I did start with Fla …
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hull paint
Hey Guys, I've sanded my plank on frame hull of a Coast Guard life boat build. This is my first build. I want to the hull to simulate a steel hull so it needs to be smooth a blemish free. Color aside, what are my steps and what type paints …
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hull paint
… iation.com/freeflightmaterials. You can apply direct to the hull and remove excess with a plastic scraper. Your hull looks very similar to the hulls we built for the Titanic and Olympic. We added a black tint to the epoxy to save on paint c …
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hull paint
… and laminating resin which can be applied sparingly to the hull to provide an impervious surface that can be sanded smooth and takes paints easily. It is also beneficial to apply to the inside of the hull to protect against any water ingre …
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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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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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Spray painting hulls.
… and used that with epoxy. Slarred the epoxy on the mahogany hull (made from old chair legs my Grandad had made a dining suite with) and then laid the J-cloth on the tacky epoxy and slarred more on with an old credit card. All my credit card …
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Spray painting hulls.
… whilst on brain numbing pain killers, my personal favourite paint was always cellulose. Although recently have been experimenting with thinned down Gel Coat, sprayed over extra fine glass cloth. Will let you all know when I get it right. Ch …
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Spray painting hulls.
… gun. I could use a bigger spray gun, but I'm too tight with paint wastage. it's silly expensive stuff. Having said all that i just primed my sailing model of Vanity with a brush. Went on a treat, but the final gloss coat of good old British …
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stripping hull for repair and repaint
… ould be solid and watertight. I am attaching some pics of a hull I acquired for the 48" Crash Tender in a part (badly) built state. The last pic is of my Sea Queen hull after stripping for comparison. You can clearly see how the gunge can g …
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hull paint
… ubbed down and re-coated, then it'll be sprayed with enamel paint, using a touch-up gun and HMG enamel paint. I will not use acrylic for anything. On a new build, I have used cellulose sanding sealer to fill grain thoroughly (up to 10 coats …
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Re: New planing hull design.
… ilds from the drawing or kit. You know what, looking at the hull whilst painting it I wouldn't be surprised if it did need some ballast! Though it it only sits a bit high I won't bother. As we know for it's length of 33" (838mm) it has a wi …