Wayne. Looks good so far. Nice finish to the hull. Careful when doing the waterline, use fresh masking tape and press the edge well down…but I dont have to tell you that.

A wheeze I have used when using Black below the water line (as your boat is flat bottomed) is to put the hull on a clear table and cut a block of wood to support a round nosed indelible marker pen, and draw the line on, sliding the block/pen around the hull…then paint up to the line with black paint…Dulux or whatever, I like heavy duty stuff below the water. Get a very sharp line this way, and its easy around the curves front and rear.

What are you using for filler?? I can reccomend knifing putty or that stuff in a tube from model shops for filling your odd bits on the superstructure, as it is Cellulose based it dries well in the cold, bit better than water based products, polyfiller or what have you.

Ashley

Ashley has used acrylic varnish with success but I have had problems with it blooming and peeling despite being applied over an acrylic surface. A lot seems to depend upon how compatible the varnish is with the paint surface and this seems to vary. Of course the varnish is really intended to be applied over wood anyway so maybe we are chancing our luck by using it over paint.

That is why I always use the polyurethane sovent based varnish which seems to go on OK over anything.

Colin

Wayne

You could try a compatible spray lacquer which will produce a clear, hard and high gloss finish without the problems of yellowing or extended drying times.

Paul