M1 Supercat

[Flying Scotsman]

When this boat arrives from custom clearance. Here are some thoughts for the painters out there... and please send your comments.

The hull will be wet sanded with 400 grit. Please note only as far as the seam or wet joints...might be lower.. to the hull bottom sides. Then, I will prime with Tamiya white prime coat. Finish will be Tamiya Pearl White..this colour requires a white base, because it will never cover properly, or take that unique pearl finish if there is anything but a white base.

My question is how to best bond the the finish paint to original gel coat at the point of overlap. Resulting in a finish that will not strip or flake???

[SJFE]

I am wondering how the tamiya paint will bond to glass and what clear coats will both bond to it and tolorate water. I have always liked working with that paint but never used it on a boat.

[Flying Scotsman]

I am wondering how the tamiya paint will bond to glass and what clear coats will both bond to it and tolorate water. I have always liked working with that paint but never used it on a boat.

SJFE, most of my boats are finished with Tamiya TS paints. As long as you wet sand and prime coat, there are no addhesion problems

[Flying Scotsman]

SJFE, the beauty of Tamiya TS paints are that most other paints are compatible. Check out the Tamiya site

[SJFE]

Wow thats good to know. I used that paint on my cars for years. Now if I knew how to wet sand.....lol

[Steven Vaccaro]

If you tape off from the seam down and than wetsand from the seam up I dont see it being an issue. I have done my drifter like that.

[Flying Scotsman]

Steven, I wish to have a "seamless" transition from gel coat to paint. Any ideas???

[Flying Scotsman]

Wow thats good to know. I used that paint on my cars for years. Now if I knew how to wet sand.....lol

SJFE. Tamiya paints are great, but very expensive. All said and done I LOVE them

[kck741]

Is the Tamiya paint water bases,oil bases xylene based.what base is it?

[Steven Vaccaro]

You should ask Darin. He's the man with a rattle can!

[SJFE]

I agree there 100% he is the spray bomb king...lol

[Flying Scotsman]

Info on Tamiya TS paint. They also manufacture PS and other paints

Tamiya Color Spray TS
These cans of spray paint are extremely useful for painting large surfaces. The paint is a synthetic lacquer that cures in a short period of time. Each can contains 100ml of paint, which is enough to fully cover 2 or 3, 1/24 scale sized car bodies. Tamiya spray paints are not affected by acrylic or enamel paints. Therefore, following the painting of the entire assembly, details can be added or picked out using enamel and/or acrylic paints. By combining three different paints, the decoration of plastic models will become simpler and more effective.

[kck741]

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[Doug Smock]

You should ask Darin. He's the man with a rattle can!

Man aint that the truth!! LOL


Doug

[Mich. Maniac]

THERE IS NO DOUBT! USE PPG. 400 grit is too coarse. must use 1000-1500. First scuff with 3m scuff pad. Use a filling primer. spray bomb is what i use for that. Then sand with the fine grit wet or dry. once again scuff with pad areas you might not get with the paper. clean surface with enamel reducer (NOT LAQUER THINNER) hang your boat safely through water or hardware hole and use a base-coat clear-coat finish. PPG does make a single stage paint that would work as well. There just is no substituting the finish and color selection. Leaving a line just chances you to start a flake line. Even if you want two colors you can spray both and clear and wet sand overlap line leaving no line at all. Just my opinion. Painting believe it or not is a very complicated and scientific thing. I have been to PPG's tech school and they are top notch.