Philly Posted March 8, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 8, 2021 I about at that stage where I about ready to start painting and varnishing. I habuilt a billing dragon and what to finish it with a varnished hull painted below the water line. I don’t intend to sail it so it is a static model only. Any suggestions please. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End Of The Line Posted March 8, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 8, 2021 My experience (not from ship modeling) is that you can apply paint over varnish as long as there have the same type of base. Water based paint over water based varnish or oil based paint over oil based varnish. Lightly scuffing the surface with fine sandpaper helps improve adhesion Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted March 8, 2021 Share #3 Posted March 8, 2021 I paint over polyurethane with acrylic paint and recoat with poly without issue. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cleek Posted March 8, 2021 Share #4 Posted March 8, 2021 (edited) Varnish will likely produce a gloss finish that is out of scale. You may want to hand-rub it to a mat or satin finish instead. Clear ("white") shellac is another option that is easier to apply than varnish, as well, and if wiped on, or applied thinly, won't result in a gloss finish. The same is true of thinned ("wipe on") varathane. Edited March 8, 2021 by Bob Cleek Canute, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted March 10, 2021 Thanks guys for the responses looks like I will use poly and paint over with acrylic. 😀 Canute, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted March 10, 2021 Share #6 Posted March 10, 2021 Philly, please do a test piece first just to make sure it's going to meet your expectations. Canute, mtaylor and wefalck 3 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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