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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 4/17/2009, 9:11 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha (Dave Gentry)

: If you are using an oil based polyurethane varnish, then just adding some oil
: based paint to the poly is a pretty standard way to tint the skin. No need
: to thin it, just mix it well. It may take a few coats, AND some people
: recommend not tinting the first coat, as it is the one that really soaks
: into the fabric.

I strongly recommend that you DO tint the first coat. If you don't, every scratch through the color coats will show. I made this mistake on the first boat I tinted. Never again.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyurethane *LINK*
Daniel from sweden -- 4/16/2009, 2:01 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha
Dave Gentry -- 4/16/2009, 2:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha
Brian Nystrom -- 4/17/2009, 9:11 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha
Brian Lemin -- 4/17/2009, 10:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha
Brian Nystrom -- 4/18/2009, 3:19 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha
Brian Lemin -- 4/20/2009, 2:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha
Bill Hamm -- 4/21/2009, 2:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha
Daniel from sweden -- 4/16/2009, 3:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha *Pic*
Dave Gentry -- 4/16/2009, 7:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted oil paint in polyuretha
Daniel from sweden -- 4/17/2009, 3:40 pm
Skin-on-Frame: Diluted polyurethan or not?
Daniel From Sweden -- 5/19/2009, 2:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted polyurethan or not?
Aaron -- 5/19/2009, 7:04 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted polyurethan or not?
Kudzu -- 5/19/2009, 9:11 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted polyurethan or not?
Brian Nystrom -- 5/20/2009, 7:46 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted polyurethan or not?
John D. -- 5/19/2009, 4:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Diluted polyurethan or not? *LINK*
Daniel From Sweden -- 5/23/2009, 2:16 pm