painting my balsa wood hull

[andrew jollyParticipant @andrewjolly45059]

could anyone tell me if pva painted onto my hull and then grey primer.could I resin ontop off this with polyester resin

[andrew jollyParticipant @andrewjolly45059]

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Andrew,

If you want to use resin then put that on first, then the primer and then the paint top coat. No need for PVA. However with a balsa hull you might be better off using EZe Kote acrylic resin as it will sink into the wood and is water based. It also dries quickly so you can put several coats on in a short time – doesn't smell either! If you want to strengthen the hull surface against knocks then use GRP or modelling tissue with the resin and rub it down to a smooth finish before painting.

Colin

[andrew jollyParticipant @andrewjolly45059]

could anyone tell me what this eze kote is as its white. and I just think its just waterproof building adhesive

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Andrew,

As I said above, it is an acrylic resin. For further details have a look here: **LINK**

Colin

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Andrew

I see your point as PVA is an acrylic resin but I have never used eze kote so I cant comment on any similarities.

Paul

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

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DM

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

Further to Colin's post, this clip on youtube is about how to prepare a model's surface using Eze Kote –

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