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How do I resolve my varnish problem?

A layer of the lightest glass cloth applied with water based floor varnish / sealer.Rubbed down between coats. /Use enough coats to fill the weave / grain of the cloth . . this should still show the grain through the coats and leave a brilliant shine. this can be polished with T/cut once thoroughly hard if so desired.

7 years ago by onetenor

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hi every one this is a sort of request, i can not get here in austraila, would anyone be travelling here to queensland who could bring me a tin as i have purchased it on ebay but everytime it gets sent it gets knocked back by the post. colin

7 years ago by jaffy012

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Why must it be ? There must be something that is the equivalent to in Australia. Yours Scout13

7 years ago by scout13

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water proofing

hi thanks for recommending , only problem is we cant get it here in oz, but that didn't stop me getting it i bought it on ebay, only problem is the post cost more tan the product, but hey ho

7 years ago by jaffy012

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water proofing

hi i use High Performance Wood Filler fills any depth dry in half an hour sands lovely.fills holes.

7 years ago by rmwall107

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Priming the hull.

I used grey card for the caulking, I was lucky with some light coloured strip I was given, unfortunately no idea what it was, then I think I stained with clear satin or matt varnish, the final effect was nice. The battery access, and the large central access in the rear well was just painted with aluminium paint, rivet detail on the towhook reinforcement and battery access panel was with dressmaker pins 😊

7 years ago by pmdevlin

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Trimming the skins and shaping the keel.

Hi Boatshed I'm not Rob (!) but have you tried 2-pack wood filler. The reviews look good but you do need to ensure not to use too much catalyst. Edward

8 years ago by cenbeth

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HMS DIAMOND D35 Destroyer

Hi Lee, I used a teak and a coat of satin varnish for the inside. it was something I had leafy over in a tin but I do use lots of because the dry time is short. Kind regards Roy

8 years ago by McCluskey

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Which Varnish?

Thank you. I have been looking at but the only gloss I can find is for 'interior' use, bearing in mind my boat will be on the water.

8 years ago by cormorant

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Aerokits 46'' Fireboat twin screw brushless conversion

Back on topic, the deck was done out of the boat, and just dropped in. fastener detail on the battery cover are just dressmaker pins. The wood is glued to the plasticard base using cyno, and the grey card for caulking is glued with bostick. Sanded down, then covered with a few coats of sanding sealer, then using a cloth satin clear varnish

11 years ago by pmdevlin

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Aerokits 46'' twin screw Fireboat brushless conversion

nearly got things out of order! The deck that the towhook goes on was planked, possibly painted also, Im going to plank, but not paint, just to use some modellers license and break the drab grey up, seeing as there is no bright red to liven things up 😁 😁 I did the same process as planking the Huntsman, and used grey card as caulking, the wood is glued on using alphitic wood glue, when all on sanded down, sealed with sanding sealer, then stained using a rag with clear satin outdoor varnish. I used this as the finish is nice, not all glossy and looking like sticky toffee! 😶

11 years ago by pmdevlin

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46 Inch RAF Crash Tender - 18 days on

my advice is dont glass inside, the wood needs to breathe, and let any moisture out, which it will get during use. I used a clear matt varnish to make it look pretty! My esc's where pretty much the same, turnigy is same as hobbyking, its their brand. Didnt have a programming card, and it was REAL difficult to programme them, you need 3 hands 😀

11 years ago by pmdevlin

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varnish

HI Alan, the best way I found to varnish the deck was the simple way. Rub down with 240wet and dry ,wash down with , white spirit, making sure that you leave no dust behind. Dilute then fist coat of varnish(Wilkinson based is quite good) with50% with white spirit and leave to dry(not more than 12hrs. This can be repeated as any number of times as you like to get a rubbing down rub down and apply more varnish until you get the desired effect with 400 grade, Rub down gently, wash off, and apply more varnish. This method can be applied up to using 2000 grade paper, but all that will do will be to waste an awful lot of paper and varnish. Six coats should be enough. Works well on offshore boats as well ONE point to remember, do NOT mix your varnishes, stick to poluruathane oil, or any oil based paIAINT do not use one coat !!!!

11 years ago by welshfenman

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varnish

Don't make the mistake I made, I spent hours planking a deck, then used sanding sealer to get a really nice finish, looked really good, then after a few months it crazed. If I did it again I think I would use Alan

11 years ago by AlanP

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Billings Boat

HI John Must try some of your Gorilla glue, Regarding the wood hardener - I've used successfully on softwood and it works really well. Not sure about hardwood but am interested to hear how you progress in due course

12 years ago by Dave M

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Billings Boat

Hello again Dave. Thanks for your response, yes the woodwork is mahogany, thankfully there dos'nt seem to be any problems with the joints, not that I've come across yet, but then I'm too busy with the Billings Kadet which is needing almost a total stripdown to remidy rough painting by the builder. Why spend so much time building a kit and then ruin it with shoddy paintwork I'll never know. You may recall my previous post regarding adhesives, for the Kadet, to fix the wood deck to the styreen hull I chose to use "Gorilla" glue. It has a finished dry appearannce like foam filler, sticks like you know what to a blanket and is claimed to be 100% waterproof. The dry edges did require some filling with another adhesive though as the finished edge did appear to resemble a aero chocalate bar. Back to the boat in question where the cabin edges rest on the deck there is some light splintering. The product that I usually use in these circumstances is " Wood Hardner" its a thin resin wood rot treatment that really soaks into the wood and does what it says on the tin! binding the fibers together. This will be the first time I will try it on mahogany though so I am hoping for the same results that I have had with lighter woods. Till the next time, Cheers John

12 years ago by bikerjohn57