Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques

720 topics in this forum

1. Using Blacken-IT 1 2

   By fnkershner, March 15, 2013   

   • Weathering
   • 31 replies
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   • Mr10Dans
   • July 6, 2013

2. Wipe on Poly/Tung Oil effect on glue strength

   By rdsaplala, April 20, 2013
   • 9 replies
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   • Landlubber Mike
   • June 25, 2013

3. "Chaulking" on deck planks

   By 4whelr, June 19, 2013
   • 3 replies
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   • 4whelr
   • June 19, 2013

4. decals question

   By PopJack, April 12, 2013
   • 11 replies
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   • Desert_Sailor
   • June 17, 2013

5. polyurethane

   By hamilton, May 31, 2013
   • 2 replies
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   • NMBROOK
   • May 31, 2013

6. Ship Painting Techniques - Moved by Moderator

   By PageT, March 17, 2013
   • 3 replies
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   • Richard Bradfield
   • May 31, 2013

7. avoiding bleed between stain & paint

   By hamilton, May 29, 2013
   • 3 replies
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   • hamilton
   • May 30, 2013

8. FLOQUIL PAINT IS HISTORY

   By kurtvd19, May 23, 2013
   • 9 replies
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   • JeffT
   • May 25, 2013

9. Billing Boats Paint

   By HKC, May 22, 2013
   • 5 replies
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   • HKC
   • May 23, 2013

10. gluing on oiled wood

    By klimi, May 12, 2013   

    • gluing
    • oiled
    • 9 replies
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    • klimi
    • May 20, 2013

11. Airbrush Compressors

    By jre8655, April 27, 2013
    • 10 replies
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    • jre8655
    • May 11, 2013

12. “General Finishes” Gel Topcoat, wipe on urethane (Satin) / Basswood

    By JPett, May 11, 2013   

    • General Finishes
    • Gel
    • (and 1 more)

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      • General Finishes
      • Gel
      • urethane
    • 6 replies
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    • JPett
    • May 11, 2013

13. Working with Spanish Cedar and Rubber Cement

    By edbardet, May 3, 2013
    • 0 replies
    • 678 views
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    • edbardet
    • May 3, 2013

14. Plastic model paint and erosion

    By lambsbk, May 3, 2013
    • 4 replies
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    • lambsbk
    • May 3, 2013

15. Minwax Woodsheen

    By BareHook, May 3, 2013
    • 0 replies
    • 916 views
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    • BareHook
    • May 3, 2013

16. Hints on painting rings on barrels

    By Micklen32, April 28, 2013   

    • barrels
    • rings
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • barrels
      • rings
      • paint
      • painting
    • 13 replies
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    • rameyke
    • May 2, 2013

17. Priming Dowel?

    By HannahAppleton, March 13, 2013   

    • Mast
    • spars
    • 4 replies
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    • mathewp
    • April 28, 2013

18. What finish are you using.

    By Snowmans, March 23, 2013
    • 6 replies
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    • mathewp
    • April 28, 2013

19. Painting brass fittings

    By Monarch, April 5, 2013
    • 6 replies
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    • wefalck
    • April 27, 2013

20. Save those old prints, they are worth a ton of metal.

    By Modeler12, April 15, 2013
    • 4 replies
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    • Geoff Matson
    • April 15, 2013

21. Paid with "bright" rosin

    By dafi, April 3, 2013
    • 4 replies
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    • dafi
    • April 15, 2013

22. thinner for (birchwood) brass black

    By Model Mariner, April 14, 2013
    • 3 replies
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    • Model Mariner
    • April 15, 2013

23. Air brushing

    By wthilgen, March 16, 2013
    • 16 replies
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    • realworkingsailor
    • April 15, 2013

24. As time goes by; How do ships age?

    By dafi, April 6, 2013
    • 2 replies
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    • dafi
    • April 6, 2013

25. Danish/tung oil - first timer

    By petehay, March 7, 2013
    • 7 replies
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    • kenr
    • March 13, 2013

26. Coloring Basswood

    By JPett, March 1, 2013
    • 10 replies
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    • michael mott
    • March 11, 2013

27. Painting Templates

    By dafi, February 19, 2013
    • 7 replies
    • 2k views
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    • lb0190
    • March 5, 2013

28. Simulating weathered copper- verdigris

    By 1492, February 19, 2013   

    • Verdigris
    • weathering
    • 6 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • realworkingsailor
    • February 24, 2013

29. Iwata Airbrushes - Buying in Australia

    By Captain Slog, February 24, 2013
    • 0 replies
    • 985 views
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    • Captain Slog
    • February 24, 2013

30. water line - Tips on painting one

    By AndrewNaylor, February 18, 2013
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • AndrewNaylor
    • February 20, 2013