Hull finishes

[Brian MuirParticipant @brianmuir84327]

I have fitted the hull panels (and due to bodged frame lining up) they have some small gaps at the joins.

How to seal off the hull and provide a smooth surface for painting? Forum suggestions are epoxy, thinned wood filler or fibre glass resin?

Any recommendations please….

[Brian MuirParticipant @brianmuir84327]

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Brian

Use P38 Filler from Halfords……Perfect for this job!

Bob

[Brian MuirParticipant @brianmuir84327]

Thanks Bob, is this just for the gaps, or can it be used to cover the whole hull? Do I need to cover the ply hull panels, or will a primer and several coats of paint do the job?

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Brian

This might help you out

**LINK**

All the best

Paul

[Brian MuirParticipant @brianmuir84327]

Thanks Paul, excellent info, but will I ever have the patience to follow that process…. I'll just have to try

Cheers, B

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Brian

Glad you liked it.

Following the process is self fulfilling as the more you do …the better the finish.

Paul

[LARRY WHETTONParticipant @larrywhetton68737]

Hello Brian,

Had look at your build problem ,

Is to late to go back to bulk head line up..?.. and is the deck fixed down …?…

laying down keel and frames have let you down ,

if the deck as not been fixed you could try and ease of hull ply and try insert shims or lay second bulk head , the build is quite fair , so if you use the filler method go easy with the sander , you might make your ply skin a little thin, i allways give my hull inside a coat of F/G resin, makes for a strong hull, hope this helps cheers Larry..

[Brian MuirParticipant @brianmuir84327]

Thanks Larry, as this is my "rough" prototype to work out these problems, I'm not going to go back that far. I ahve used wood filler ( which I had in the shed) and filled gaps and built up some depressions.

I then sanded the hull and applied a primer, anded and primed again, then I have applied 3 coats of gloss type paint.

I tried the hull in a wheelbarrow full of water and it stayed dry inside for the 30 mins it was in there.

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