Paint for RC smit rotterdam

[Riotvan88]

Hello

 

Building a smith Rotterdam wood kit with intention to make RC. I've used west systems epoxy to seal the hull.  I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for spray paint? Laquer paint be any good? Enamel? Brand's to buy/avoid. I'm guessing the paint needs to be as water tight as the epoxy so as not to flake or absorb water?

 

Cheers

[mtaylor]

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[lmagna]

Almost  any automotive spray paint should adhere to epoxy, and are tough as well. I have some 25 year old RC boats and all of them still have their original paint, even though I will admit to some wear and tear on some of the more abused areas of the ships. Years of storage on a cold basement caused MUCH more wear than years of running two or even three times a week sometimes.

 

Krylon Fusion like you find at hardware stores also does well especially if applied over a good primer.

 

Did you also apply cloth to the epoxy you used? If not then I would strongly recommend doing so, even if it is a very thin cloth. You will be amazed on just how much wear and tear a model ship endures in being transported and run.

 

Have any pictures of your build to date?

 

 

[Riotvan88]

On 12/21/2021 at 7:26 AM, lmagna said:

Almost  any automotive spray paint should adhere to epoxy, and are tough as well. I have some 25 year old RC boats and all of them still have their original paint, even though I will admit to some wear and tear on some of the more abused areas of the ships. Years of storage on a cold basement caused MUCH more wear than years of running two or even three times a week sometimes.

 

Krylon Fusion like you find at hardware stores also does well especially if applied over a good primer.

 

Did you also apply cloth to the epoxy you used? If not then I would strongly recommend doing so, even if it is a very thin cloth. You will be amazed on just how much wear and tear a model ship endures in being transported and run.

 

Have any pictures of your build to date?

 

 

Sorry for the late reply. I went for an industrial outdoor matt spray paint in the end. Here are some pictures of my build so far.

 

The bridge interior pieces are just loose fit as I'm waiting to finish all the paint before gluing it into position. 

[Roger Pellett]

Very nice paint job!

[amateur]

Is the interior of the bridge supplied by Billings, or did you make one yourself? 40 years ago the interior was a bit more 'basic' 

 

Jan

[Riotvan88]

2 hours ago, amateur said:

Is the interior of the bridge supplied by Billings, or did you make one yourself? 40 years ago the interior was a bit more 'basic' 

 

Jan

Hi Jan. No this kit is the old version so the interior is very basic. I have made my own interior based on photos I found online. 

 

It is made in a CAD program and 3D printed into pannels that I painted and will assemble into the bridge. 

 

I've added fiber optic wire to the main consoles as I'm going to light the control panels. I've tested this with everything lose fit and it seems to work quite nicely.