Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques

783 topics in this forum

1. Paint and Tung Oil

   By tinyellie, May 7, 2014
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   • mog
   • May 19, 2014

2. Removing paint

   By Don Quixote, May 10, 2014
   • 9 replies
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   • Don Quixote
   • May 17, 2014

3. Weathering/Eroding copper hull

   By Paraplax, February 27, 2014   

   • Weathering copper hull erodin
   • 19 replies
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   • hornet
   • May 11, 2014

4. Painting copper plates with white lead.

   By Wolseley, May 6, 2014
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   • Wolseley
   • May 6, 2014

5. HMS Victory Color Scheme

   By EinsteinTaylor, April 20, 2014
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   • dafi
   • May 4, 2014

6. If you want to simulate gold leaf on a budget,the Testor's square bottle gold is the way to go!

   By Lucius Molchany, February 7, 2014
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   • rafterrat_2005
   • May 1, 2014

7. Painting Brass

   By captainbob, April 30, 2014
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   • NMBROOK
   • May 1, 2014

8. Armed Virginia Sloop - to paint or not?

   By ortho85, April 30, 2014
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   • ortho85
   • April 30, 2014

9. When did this happen?

   By Q A's Revenge, March 4, 2014
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   • dewalt57
   • April 28, 2014

10. Dulling(flattening)the Finish

    By Stuntflyer, April 24, 2014
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    • Stuntflyer
    • April 25, 2014

11. The Color Buff

    By wallyh, April 13, 2014
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    • reklein
    • April 13, 2014

12. Blacken-it (or similar) in Australia?

    By -Mike-, February 19, 2013
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    • -Mike-
    • April 5, 2014

13. Paint type - which one to use

    By ship wizzard, August 29, 2013   

    • painttype
    • varnish
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      Tagged with:

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

14. HELP with painting problem (edited by admin)

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

15. Gluing Paper to wood and sealing Paper

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

16. Tung Oil Finish?

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

17. Runny primer; edges of thin plastic items

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

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

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

19. Painting fine details

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

20. 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

21. Antiquing Boxwood

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

22. 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

23. pledge problem

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

24. Rookie Question About Finish

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

25. Preparing brass parts for Blackening

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

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

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

27. canvas cabin roof

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

28. gloss or matt

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

29. Anyone Use True Oil?

    By Tyrnac, February 27, 2014   

    • painting
    • oil
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      Tagged with:

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

30. Airbrush vs Hand Brush

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