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  • redboat219
    Admiral
    • Dec 2008
    • 2735

    Any advice on using "industrial grade" paint on styrene models, some model builders claim the solvent used in these are too "hot" than those used in hobby grade stuffs that the plastic becomes brittle and eventually crack.
    Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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    • Das Boot
      Rear Admiral
      • Dec 2019
      • 1149

      Originally posted by redboat219
      Any advice on using "industrial grade" paint on styrene models, some model builders claim the solvent used in these are too "hot" than those used in hobby grade stuffs that the plastic becomes brittle and eventually crack.
      Acrylic paint is the norm.

      Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.”

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      • redboat219
        Admiral
        • Dec 2008
        • 2735

        Originally posted by Das Boot

        Acrylic paint is the norm.
        For top coat and weathering.

        David recommends using decanted rattle can paint for base coats- more resilient.

        Guess it's ok for GRP hulls but how about styrene hulls like the Bronco Type XXIII or Revell Skipjack?
        Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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        • neitosub
          Lieutenant Commander
          • Nov 2021
          • 129

          I used automotive grade primer on my Type II build, the hull is made from styrene. I haven’t noticed any cracking or warping. Always test on a scrap piece first with whatever paint you want to use.

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          • wlambing
            Commander
            • Nov 2020
            • 291

            Automotive primers work great on the styrene hulls! Been using them for years on various plastics with no problems encountered. Since Rustoleum bought out everybody else (why no Antri-Trust action by US gov't????), everything has been reformulated to be less harmful to the environment, and less nasty for styrene. Shame too, as the primer colors have been changed and are no longer correct for our boats, close, but not quite!!!

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            • redboat219
              Admiral
              • Dec 2008
              • 2735

              Originally posted by wlambing
              Automotive primers work great on the styrene hulls! Been using them for years on various plastics with no problems encountered. Since Rustoleum bought out everybody else (why no Antri-Trust action by US gov't????), everything has been reformulated to be less harmful to the environment, and less nasty for styrene. Shame too, as the primer colors have been changed and are no longer correct for our boats, close, but not quite!!!
              Nice to know. Thanks.
              Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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              • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                Moderator
                • Aug 2008
                • 12254

























                Who is John Galt?

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                • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                  Moderator
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 12254



























                  Who is John Galt?

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                  • rwtdiver
                    Vice Admiral
                    • Feb 2019
                    • 1768

                    Hi David,

                    Looking at your gap filling process, you are applying masking tape as a means to dam up the Bondo to form the gap filler. After the Bondo has cured you pull away the tape and shape the Bondo, and then apply thin CA to the cured Bondo? I assume this adds more strength to the Bondo joint?

                    David! Now that I sort of have my feet wet in this hobby, I am going to spend some real learning time by going through all 77 pages of your "Todays Work" blog and read all your information and study every photo you have put up. I truly want to get into the real nuts and bolts of this hobby! I do have a somewhat firm foundation (2.5 years) of building submarines and some primitive scratch built WTC, but now I would like to really learn more about it.

                    Again, I want to thank you for all the help and information that you provide to all of us in this hobby!

                    Rob
                    "Firemen can stand the heat"


                    Last edited by rwtdiver; 04-01-2022, 01:32 PM.

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                    • JHapprich
                      Captain
                      • Oct 2017
                      • 714

                      What are those indexing lips made from? Cannot be injected styrene for you dont use a welding glue...
                      i would NEVER use CA alone to attach them to the hull. I believe the adhesion beeing too brittle.

                      please enlighten me

                      Jörg
                      Last edited by JHapprich; 04-01-2022, 01:24 PM.

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                      • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                        Moderator
                        • Aug 2008
                        • 12254

                        Originally posted by JHapprich
                        What are those indexing lips made from? Cannot be injected styrene for you dont use a welding glue...
                        i would NEVER use CA alone to attach them to the hull. I believe the adhesion beeing too brittle.

                        please enlighten me

                        Jörg
                        Good observation. The indexing tabs/lips are cast polyurethane, which necessitates the use of an adhesive bond over the preferred welding a cohesive provides.

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                        Who is John Galt?

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                        • JHapprich
                          Captain
                          • Oct 2017
                          • 714

                          And you do not anything else but CA?

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                          • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                            Moderator
                            • Aug 2008
                            • 12254

                            Originally posted by JHapprich
                            And you do not anything else but CA?
                            Correct.

                            Cyanoacrylate is best suited for this task -- it is fast setting; easily broken away (fails readily in shear) for re-alignment/replacement; and is adequate for the job of bonding dissimilar materials which are not chemically able to fuse together at room temperature.
                            Who is John Galt?

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                            • He Who Shall Not Be Named
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                              • Aug 2008
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                              Who is John Galt?

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                              • redboat219
                                Admiral
                                • Dec 2008
                                • 2735

                                Looks like you're using a trimmed down scimitar prop from either a 1/96 German Type 212/214 or a 636 Kilo.

                                Is the prop meant for the 1/144th 636 version of the Kilo too small for use here?
                                Last edited by redboat219; 04-15-2022, 05:27 AM.
                                Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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