grsjax Posted August 29, 2017 #1 Posted August 29, 2017 I am building (or attempting to) my first ship-in-a-bottle and needed some clear sealer. I was out but my wife offered me a bottle of clear nail polish. I was surprised at how well it worked. As an added bonus the built in brush worked great for spreading the nail polish. Don't know how well it would work for larger areas but for my tiny ship-in-a-bottle boat it works just fine. thibaultron, WaltB, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote My advice and comments are always worth what you paid for them.
David Rice Posted August 29, 2017 #2 Posted August 29, 2017 Sally Hansen Hard as Nails. It works for all kinds of things. Canute, mischief, WaltB and 3 others 6 Quote Starting the Model Shipways U.S. Brig Syren Working on the Caldercraft HMS Snake Completed Scratch Built of Russian Armed Merchant Ship Neva 1801-1805 Scratch Commercial Fishing Vessels
jud Posted August 29, 2017 #3 Posted August 29, 2017 I have used nail polish for lock tite, works good. Canute, WaltB, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote
mtaylor Posted August 29, 2017 #4 Posted August 29, 2017 Jud, didn't most of us "shade tree" mechanics use polish for that? CaptainSteve, lmagna, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
wefalck Posted September 3, 2017 #5 Posted September 3, 2017 Nail varnish is a solution of cellulose nitrate. The same stuff, zapon, is used to protect metals, such as silver and brass, from tarnishing and can be bought in DiY stores cheaply. I have used it for decades to fix rigging, because it can be dissolved again with a drop of acetone and corrections made. Beware, today there are also nail varnishes based on acrylics. These cannot be dissolved again very easily. Canute, Mark P, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
JerseyCity Frankie Posted September 5, 2017 #6 Posted September 5, 2017 On a whim I got some clear flat nail polish and I happily use it to seal up knots in Rigging. thibaultron and Canute 2 Quote Quote Niagara USS Constitution
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