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wood sealer again but better explained

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  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: Greenville, NC
Posted by jtilley on Friday, December 24, 2004 8:28 AM
I imagine you're talking about painting the spars in question black. If I were you I think I'd start with either a sanding sealer (from the hobby shop's model airplane department) or a compatible wood primer (from the paint store). When it's dry, sand it with the finest sandpaper you can find, and you should be in good shape.

The polyurethane is a varnish, intended primarily as a finish coat. In a pinch it probably could be used as a primer (if sanded to give it a little "tooth"), but it's designed to give either a satin, semi-gloss, or high gloss finish to unpainted wood.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

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  • Member since
    November 2005
wood sealer again but better explained
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 24, 2004 2:49 AM
I appreciated the responses and made note of each one for future reference. My initial question, which I forgot to explain, is a simple way to seal wood yards that will be used on the 1\100 plastic HMS Victory. I was hoping to find a simple sealer that could be brushed or sprayed on and then, after it dried, could be painted over. I did the masts and yards on the Bonhomme Richard with Testor's Dullcote and even though they came out pretty good, I was hoping to get a bit smoother finish. If the only good way is the sandpaper and finish material, I'll do, but I am hoping that there are some other suggestions.

Also, I have a big can of polyeurathane (sp?) that I seem to have no use for. Can this be used along with the sandpaper and paint over it?

Thanks for being there when needed.

Dale
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