MODEL BOATS WEBSITE
0 0
Follow

I Hate Painting!

Started by ChrisF
11 replies 15 likes Last activity: 7 months ago
#12

I Hate Painting!

LF - just seen your comment! 😆

Unfortunately not, as it's quite big and not central.

On one of my other builds I do have a small defect in the deck planking and I am going to put a deck fitting there.
Scratch building 7 Faireys at a scale of 1:12
Liked by LazyFerret
#11

I Hate Painting!

Blimey LazyFerret that is unfortunate and a right rigmarole to get right.

That's one problem I haven't had, issues between paint and varnish, though at any intersection I do the paint first and then the varnish so that I'm not painting over varnish.

Where I do get varnish onto the paint I haven't had any reaction. Perhaps because as well as using International paints I mainly use varnish by them as well?
Scratch building 7 Faireys at a scale of 1:12
Liked by LazyFerret
#10

I Hate Painting!

Can't you put "feature" over the blemish like spot lights, or life belt etc?
You can't ferretproof your heart.
🐾❤️🐾
#9

I Hate Painting!

Looks like I'm not the only one suffering grief from painting then. Some folks can get beautiful hand-painted finishes. I suppose that unless you go to the lengths that some do, like enclosures with air extraction, it's always going to be a bit of a lottery.

I put another coat on the Faun roof and after leaving overnight contemplated putting more on, but thought no, I'm wasting my time. Trouble is the "defect" is in the middle of the roof and the eye is easily drawn to it. As I said before the base for the enamel or gloss has to be as good and uniform as you can get it.

So I've just rubbed it down and applied the first coat of primer-undercoat. No real rush to do it but I was keen to get the mahogany strips to the sides put on.

Pity really, as apart from the defect and what I think are inclusions (don't remember having such problems before), the finish was lovely and glossy with very few brush marks. I've found that you have to get the consistency just right for this, almost too runny.

International Paints are lovely to put on (when things go right!) and once cured give a lovely and durable finish. They should be good given the price!

I ended up with a pretty good finish on my River Cruiser though I did have some grief with the blue on the cabin sides/coamings. There needs to some blue on the hull - I'll do it one day!
Scratch building 7 Faireys at a scale of 1:12
Liked by LazyFerret
#8

I Hate Painting!

I've never had any luck with a paintbrush, other than painting window frames and skirting boards in the various houses I've lived in.

For my model boats, I use acrylic paint in spray cans, preferably outside and on a calm, warm day. One or two of my current builds will hopefully be ready by the spring, so I can spray them outside.
Dave in West Oxfordshire
Liked by LazyFerret
#7

I Hate Painting!

I hand painted my fast patrol launch in matt paints - following a tip from another modeller who used to sell paint .

He told me that painting with a matt paint would give a much better finish that was a lot easier to achieve........and he was right!

Now I need to varnish it, but I still prefer to hand paint my Classic Model Power Boats with an oil based paint - maybe one day I will get it right - but for now - I still hate painting!

Bob.
Never too old to learn
Liked by LazyFerret
#6

I Hate Painting!

The paint on my RAF Crash Tender reacted by forming a cracked finish in places. This is the reason there have been no updates, I put it on the shelf until I can motivate myself to stripping it and starting again.
Ed
Liked by LazyFerret
#5

I Hate Painting!

😁

I was having problems where varnish meets paint on the hull, as the varnish does not like paint over it, & the paint won't dry with varnish over it. Basically after 2 coats of varnish and 2 coats of paint done over a week, I had a perfect finish which I was very happy with, but about 3 days after the final coat it started to react... after a lot of research, I found I had to paint the bottom of the hull, leave it 6 weeks, then varnish down to the paint, then wait another 6 weeks to put a thin stripe along the join to cover any imperfections.

Happy now, but there was a lot of grumping when I had to strip it all back for the second time.
You can't ferretproof your heart.
🐾❤️🐾
#4

I Hate Painting!

I did think of painting in the bathroom with the extract fan on, but for some reason this didn't go down well with my wife! 🤔 😀
Scratch building 7 Faireys at a scale of 1:12
Liked by LazyFerret
#3

I Hate Painting!

Wow, I read this & thought I must have typed it without knowing. I feel your pain. I have a boat built by my dad many years ago, & I am renovating it from years of sitting in top of a cabinet. Its a Billings kit & unfortunately the wood had dried out so much, there are lots of splits in the hull. So after methodically rubbing it back to bare wood, sorting it out, I am going through the exact problems with painting. Thank you for making me no longer feel alone in this issue.
You can't ferretproof your heart.
🐾❤️🐾
Liked by Steve P and ChrisF and
#2

I Hate Painting!

Hi Chris,

I also HATE painting my model boats with a vengeance !

I like to finish my Classic Model Power Boats in the traditional way with oil based paints applied by hand with a brush.

The problem with these oil based paints is that they take so long to dry - and they are all painted in my cramped little workshop (shed) that is also used for all my model boat building!

Finished results always include a less than perfect finish - despite stripping and cleaning the bandsaw and vac cleaning it and the floor and all surfaces long before the painting starts!

I also have a large box of tack cloths (as used by the local coach painters) and if anything I get a worse result after the final wipe with these sticky cloths !

Maybe if I thin the paints more they would dry faster? I will try this next as a shorter drying time would reduce the time that the wet painted surface is exposed to any (unseen at the time) airborne debris that always spoils the final finish .

Bob.
Never too old to learn
Liked by Steve P and LazyFerret and
#1

I Hate Painting!

Well, it's more of a love/hate relationship as I like the result when it turns out well, but I find the process frustrating! 🤔

Case in point is the roof of the Faun I'm working on. I use good quality International Paints enamel and primer-undercoat and brushes. Couple of coats of primer-undercoat followed by a couple of coats of enamel and all well so far. Followed by what I was hoping to be the final top coat.

When dry it looked pretty good apart from a piece of air-borne detritus which had landed on it. Should have left it, but no I decided to rub it down and give it another coat. Result was that I rubbed through the gloss slightly on the top of the curve of the roof. Thought it would be Ok but it wasn't. ☹️ Also there was what looked like lots of bits in the paint or maybe inclusions? Ahhh! 😠 I do use a tack cloth. Not air-borne as the "bits" were appearing as i was painting.

So I spot primed it followed by a light sanding and gave it another coat. Result is that it looks even worse as you can see the enlarged primed area and still bits even though a new brush and can of paint, even more ahhhh!

I know it's user error but it is so frustrating. I've painted a few hulls now, not perfect but generally good results and found the white easier than the blues where the primer-undercoat has to be very uniform if a good result is to be obtained.

I much prefer working with timber and metal where I am more in control and mistakes, if made, can usually be rescued more easily.

With the roof I am probably going to have to almost start again by primer-undercoating the whole roof and enameling again. 😭

Chris
Scratch building 7 Faireys at a scale of 1:12
Liked by LazyFerret and EdW

Sign in to add to this thread.

Advertisement — Remove ads with a membership

Sponsored

With over a decade of knowledge from thousands of members, this website has become the leading resource for enthusiasts all over the world. If every visitor donated a single pound or dollar, the website's costs for the year would be covered within minutes.

By donating or subscribing, you'll become an honorary member, receive a medal and have full access to the website without adverts or restrictions!

You Will Be Helping Towards:

  • Domain Fees
  • Security Certificates
  • iOS & Android App Fees
  • Website Bandwidth
  • Server Backups
  • Upkeep & Maintenance
  • Administration Costs

Without your support the website wouldn't be what it is today. Please consider donating towards these fees or disabling your ad-blocker to help keep us afloat.

Support this website Make a donation

Delete this post?

It will be removed from the site.

Discard this draft?

Your draft will be deleted and cannot be recovered.

You have an unfinished draft

What would you like to do with it?