Wiping the surface down with acetone and then sanding it will allow automotive primer to adhere and then you can apply acrylic paving paint over top of that. Get that nice look like Dave Mansons tanks from Scaledtanks.com.
You can also use a thin coat of body filler or glazing putty over top of the resin and paint over that. On Feb 18, 3:34 pm, Frank Pittelli <[email protected]> wrote: > Tango71 wrote: > > I found this on the internet and though it would be good to post it > > up. > > >http://www.hares.net/boat/waterproofing.htm > > The warship combat guys have been using that technique for over twenty > years to waterproof their wooden boats. Indeed, it does a good job, but > it has one drawback ... the resulting surface won't take paint or glue > well if you use standard polyester resin (from the boat or auto store). > Standard resin includes a "wax" that helps it to cure properly when > used on an outer surface. Of course, the wax also prevents paints and > glues from sticking properly. "Laminating" resin (which you usually > need to buy from a fiberglass supplier) contains no wax at all, but it > needs to be isolated from air to cure properly, so it doesn't work well > for coating outer surfaces. > > So, if you don't need to paint the final surface, polyester resin is a > good way to waterproof wood surfaces. > > NOTE: A 3:1 acetone-to-resin mix is overkill. I've never needed to use > even a 1:1 ratio to make it watery enough to be absorbed into the wood. > > Frank P. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
