Sgmartz Posted March 12, 2023 Share #1 Posted March 12, 2023 Hello MSW, I had a couple questions on wood deck stickers/veneers. Should I prime the deck before gluing it down? Do you recommend painting the cleats and other items above the deck before the wood is down? What is recommended for glue? I’ve heard multiple from white to wood to gorilla glue. Do I remove the paper Medium the deck is on the bottom? Lastly, the kit I ordered came with both a wood veneer and then a yellow piece of paper with a deck design on it as well. Is this the photo resistant paper or something else? I plan to do the deck in an AK dark wood deck wash with a clear coat. I welcome suggestions as well! I’ve seen a few YouTube videos on it. I want to keep it simple but effective. I’m not a skill level to paint individual deck boards yet. Thanks in advance! Steve mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkeater Posted March 12, 2023 Share #2 Posted March 12, 2023 Which vessel/ kit? You'll get better answers if we know exactly what kit you're asking about. Richard mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Completed scratch build: The armed brig "Badger" 1777 Current scratch build: The 36 gun frigate "Unite" 1796 Completed kits: Mamoli "Alert", Caldercraft "Sherbourne" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgmartz Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted March 13, 2023 It’s a trumpeter 1/350 admiral Graf Spee pocket battleship. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkeater Posted March 13, 2023 Share #4 Posted March 13, 2023 I'm sorry but I have no experience with plastic ship modeling. Hopefully someone can answer your questions. I would think you would install the deck before priming and paint your cleats and other items before attaching but these are only guesses. Richard Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Completed scratch build: The armed brig "Badger" 1777 Current scratch build: The 36 gun frigate "Unite" 1796 Completed kits: Mamoli "Alert", Caldercraft "Sherbourne" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgmartz Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share #5 Posted March 15, 2023 Thanks Richard! mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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