Hi,
In anticipation of being welcomed into your circle of great knowledge, I am hoping someone with far more experience than I have could possibly assist me with a problem.....
I have inherited my Grandad's scratch built rc Fairmile B class modelled on the craft he fought on during the war......no longer with us and some 13 years old I have restored very slowly over the last 4 months
- still a bit to go but not too far now.
The hull was all finished, repainted in red oxide below the water line, hand painted in dulux matt satinwood above and white acrylic spray marking at the front, porthole detailing finished in enamels. Now I know the paint types may not suit all but I have tried to restore what was done previous so please bear with me.
Decals finally turned up over xmas and were placed on and over the holiday period I coated with Ronseal Clear Matt Satin Varnish.....woke up the next day and
flippin boat had turned yellow. Now upon reading the small print the clear non darkening varnish apparently "may darken as is tinted". Oh and I did try a test patch too !!
Anyway, 2 weeks of sanding, repainting, redetailing and awaiting new decals to turn up I am pondering the best solution to "finish/waterproof" her, I have looked at acrylic spray varnishes and various posts on this excellent forum but would love for someone with a bit more knowledge to advise what they think would be best.
Funny enough I do not fancy another ruined attempt - and in readyness have a sample board painted with these paints to try again.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
CJ