Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques

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1. 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

2. Painting Brass

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

3. Armed Virginia Sloop - to paint or not?

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

4. When did this happen?

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

5. Dulling(flattening)the Finish

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

6. The Color Buff

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

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

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

8. Paint type - which one to use

   By ship wizzard, August 29, 2013   

   • painttype
   • varnish
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     Tagged with:

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

9. HELP with painting problem (edited by admin)

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

10. Gluing Paper to wood and sealing Paper

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

11. Tung Oil Finish?

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

12. Runny primer; edges of thin plastic items

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

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

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

14. Painting fine details

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

15. 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

16. Antiquing Boxwood

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

17. 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

18. pledge problem

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

19. Rookie Question About Finish

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

20. Preparing brass parts for Blackening

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

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

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

22. canvas cabin roof

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

23. gloss or matt

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

24. Anyone Use True Oil?

    By Tyrnac, February 27, 2014   

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

25. Airbrush vs Hand Brush

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

26. Display case wood

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

27. Caseless model cleaning

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

28. Advice needed for protecting copper plates

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

29. Oils, varnish and stains

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

30. SHIP'S BOATS

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