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Hull paint done minus touchups
… aft. Once I had everything sanded I proceeded to primer and paint the hull. Not going into too much detail but since the push knees are already bonded to the hull, we’ll, there was a lot of masking tape being applied,, removed, then new tap …
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Paint came in, hull painted…the blue is mot quite right
… It’s been a bit since the last update. I wanted to get the hull painting done before moving on as I’m building this in sections before final assembly…hull, aft deck and superstructure, fwd deck and superstructure. This way I’ll be able to …
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Re: Painting the hull and advise on NOT following the instructions!
… judge where the imperfections lie after planking until the hull is one uniform colour. I first get a thinned keying of paint or varnish on the hull and then go to any colour for the first coat. I use up the small amounts of paint left over …
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Painting the hull and advise on NOT following the instructions!
… idn't cost too much to heat up the back of the garage! I've painted the hull with epoxy resin, then applied an under coat and several coats of paint. I found that the matt paint showed up some blemishes so I have filled them again. Unfortun …
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Escs installed, power check, hull paint
… ied her on 3 cells, sounds fine ran good. I then decided to paint the hull. Whole boat is going to be blue, including the deck, I’ll have some contrasting trim on the sides of the hull, and either a black water line or hull bottom black. Af …
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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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Re: Hull painted
You painted the hull with great mastery. Well done Trident73.
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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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Hull painted
A bit behind on updates, but hull painted. 3 coats rubbed down each time then lacquer 3 coats.
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Hull painted, starting superstructure
… might be back at the bench by next week, maybe two. So, the hull is painted, and I started on the superstructure. I made the mistake of painting the main molding before I started gettin some small bits done, but I worked around it. The step …
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Wood sealed, a serious miscue and start of bottom hull paint
… the inside rail of the bulwarks using a brush and decanted paint. Every thing was going well till I saw that I had dripped 3 spots of black paint on my wood deck. That was my lack of planning, if I’d laid down some paper to cover the wood …
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Hullpaint! Gettin’ close!
So I spent today at my bench getting the hull ready for paint. I had one misadventure that I corrected, and thought I would stop at the upper hull paint, but the muse descended and I got it done. I need to touch up a couple of spots but I t …
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Hull and deck paint
Hi y’all. I decided to finish painting the hull after getting groceries early this morning. I used Tamiya NATO Brown for the upper part of the hull. I then used Tamiya Pure White for the waterline stripe. I’ve never painted the waterline be …
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Starting hull paint
… ick update. I did a little more work on the skeg on the aft hull. Once the primer was dry I painted the lower hull with Tamiya bright red. I like the Tamiya rattle cans. They’re a little pricey, but being synthetic lacquer it goes on well a …
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Painting the hull
With the hull assembly complete, its time to get painting! The hull was first coated with epoxy resin and fibreglass cloth. Once set, the rubbing strips were shaped and fitted to the gunwales. A former to bend these strips was cut from some …
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Prepping and Painting the Hull.
… t update but this stage takes a bit of time to do. Watching paint dry dose take time and is not that exciting (I have heard that said somewhere before LoL!) I started by spreading ‘ready mixed Exterior filler to the wooden hull. (Purchased …
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Painting the Hull
… added to the model. The first photo shows Tallulah. Before painting the hull, there were a couple more details to add. An anchor point is needed on the stem to attach the Bobstay which runs up to the forward end of the bowsprit. A paper te …
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Painting the hull
… but when fibreglass was added, it all happened again. So, I painted the deck grey, with blue trim, and a white hull. Should look just fine in the water.
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Hull is finised painting
Hull is finised painting waiting for paint to cure then adding maroon stripes. Now going to catch up on final details on cabin, interior deck area, and getting steam system working. Oh I learded the hard way DO NOT use the blue masking tape …
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Finished Painting hull Today
Finished Painting hull Today need to buff it out now. Getting closer to the end of the tunnel.
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Hull Painted
… has been fine for the last few day's I took opportunity to paint the hull, now these are not the colures that are recommend by Dean's, but they are going to be my new tug fleet colures. Fred
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Re: Hull painting commenced....
Hi Sy. The hull painting coming along nicely, although your 'photos always seem to be in a strange order! When spraying my Pilot Boat cabin I also noted that Halfords recommend grey primer. I queried with a fellow club member, a very well k …
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Hull painting
Hull now painted inside and out using car paint from halfords. i find painting the most difficult thing to get right. There always seems to be something thats not right.
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Re: Painting the Hull.
… 'm quite pleased with how the new cabin has worked out. The paint finish is ok as it is so the final lacquer coat is mainly to protect the cabin decals and vinyl hull graphics. Rob
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Re: Painting the Hull.
Hi Sy. Thanks for your kind words The paint process is the hardest thing for me and I tend to over compensate to get the best finish I can. Unfortunately that means I spend too long on that aspect when I should really be working on the deck …