Model Boat Mayhem

Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => Wood Care: => Topic started by: type82 on July 08, 2015, 06:34:25 pm

Title: Re cladding
Post by: type82 on July 08, 2015, 06:34:25 pm
I have just taken off the Ali cladding on one of my ships as she will now be used in salt water and the Ali will corrode. The base is 3mm ply What is the best way to re clad it and what is best to stick it with?
Title: Re: Re cladding
Post by: ballastanksian on July 08, 2015, 08:46:26 pm
It sounds like a fibreglass job to me. You can buy the materials from repuatble dealers online or use the kits available from halfords, but your choice of fibre matting material is limited, whereas from said dealers, you can buy many weights of glass cloth and /or mat.

Title: Re: Re cladding
Post by: type82 on July 08, 2015, 09:24:18 pm
Fibreglass over the outside?
Title: Re: Re cladding
Post by: ballastanksian on July 09, 2015, 10:30:01 am
When you say cladding, do you mean plate on frame as in a real ship, or cladding over a ply skin?
Title: Re: Re cladding
Post by: unbuiltnautilus on July 09, 2015, 10:39:13 am
Ply skin.
Title: Re: Re cladding
Post by: ballastanksian on July 09, 2015, 01:29:46 pm
Right ho. Well, go for GRP as it should give you a resilient and chemical proof layer.