Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques

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1. Paint type - which one to use

   By ship wizzard, August 29, 2013   

   • painttype
   • varnish
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • painttype
     • varnish
     • primer
     • acrylic
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   • rafterrat_2005
   • March 31, 2014

2. HELP with painting problem (edited by admin)

   By le débutant, March 30, 2014
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   • le débutant
   • March 31, 2014

3. Gluing Paper to wood and sealing Paper

   By BANYAN, March 25, 2014
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   • BANYAN
   • March 30, 2014

4. Tung Oil Finish?

   By cdogg, February 13, 2014
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   • rtropp
   • March 30, 2014

5. Runny primer; edges of thin plastic items

   By bhayss, March 29, 2014
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   • mtaylor
   • March 29, 2014

6. Tamiya synthetic lacquer spray paint-Any experence using it on wood?

   By bear, March 24, 2014
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   • hexnut
   • March 24, 2014

7. Painting fine details

   By bill24, February 14, 2014
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   • bill24
   • March 22, 2014

8. American Revolutionary War period American ships-what red paint would be the best for inside the bulkwatrks and gun carrages?

   By bear, March 20, 2014
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   • trippwj
   • March 22, 2014

9. Antiquing Boxwood

   By Kurt Johnson, March 22, 2014
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   • Kurt Johnson
   • March 22, 2014

10. When do I apply finish to the parts? (Moved and retitled by moderator)

    By nickc11211, March 19, 2014   

    • Finishing
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    • Keith_W
    • March 19, 2014

11. pledge problem

    By stevetuck56, March 15, 2014
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    • mgdawson
    • March 16, 2014

12. Rookie Question About Finish

    By rhephner, March 12, 2014
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    • S.Coleman
    • March 13, 2014

13. Preparing brass parts for Blackening

    By James78, February 13, 2014
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    • Karleop
    • March 10, 2014

14. How does one "grungy" up a furled sail ?

    By Senior ole salt, February 13, 2014
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    • dgbot
    • March 8, 2014

15. canvas cabin roof

    By timo4352, March 8, 2014
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    • timo4352
    • March 8, 2014

16. gloss or matt

    By stevetuck56, March 4, 2014
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    • stevetuck56
    • March 4, 2014

17. Anyone Use True Oil?

    By Tyrnac, February 27, 2014   

    • painting
    • oil
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      • painting
      • oil
      • finishing
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    • Tyrnac
    • March 3, 2014

18. Airbrush vs Hand Brush

    By Intasiabox, February 9, 2014
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    • Jevang
    • February 28, 2014

19. Display case wood

    By Senior ole salt, February 11, 2014
    • 14 replies
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    • Senior ole salt
    • February 28, 2014

20. Caseless model cleaning

    By Senior ole salt, February 26, 2014
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    • mtaylor
    • February 26, 2014

21. Advice needed for protecting copper plates

    By RMC, February 24, 2014
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    • RMC
    • February 25, 2014

22. Oils, varnish and stains

    By tinyellie, February 24, 2014
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    • tinyellie
    • February 24, 2014

23. SHIP'S BOATS

    By piratepete007, January 25, 2014
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    • NMBROOK
    • February 17, 2014

24. marking water line

    By ross, March 10, 2013
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    • bogeygolpher
    • February 15, 2014

25. Airbrushing for Beginners.

    By dgbot, February 13, 2014
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    • Q A's Revenge
    • February 13, 2014

26. Accidentally discovered weathering technique with acrylic paint

    By NenadM, February 13, 2014   

    • weathering acrylic
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    • NenadM
    • February 13, 2014

27. The hazardous chemicals we use

    By realworkingsailor, November 1, 2013
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    • dgbot
    • February 12, 2014

28. Hull colors above the main wale

    By bigcreekdad, January 5, 2014
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    • JPZ66
    • February 9, 2014

29. Anyone else seen these cool weathering pigments? (Moved by moderator)

    By SpencerC, November 4, 2013
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    • maggsl_01
    • February 6, 2014

30. Alternatives to using white paint

    By Landlubber Mike, December 20, 2013
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    • JPZ66
    • February 5, 2014