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[justboatonic]

Anyone know if these paints paints on a hull are waterproof!? Will said paints 'float off' if not waterproof?!

[Howard]

Am properly wrong but I would never trust a matt paint to be water proof but that's just view  I would sooner use a good paint then get the finish I want with a good varnish.  I use Ronseal matt, semi,egg shell.
                     Regards Howard.

[chas]

There has just been an interesting discussion about matt paint being waterproof on the model boats forum. It's worth a read, but it ended with confirmation from Halfords that their matt black spray is waterproof.
Chas

[Stan]

I have to agree with Howard all my models are sprayed in a Matt /Satin finish but I always spray a top coat of varnish. If you want a Matt finish then use a Matt varnish. A Matt finish left  unprotected will soon become very dirty and grubby but that may be the finish you would like to see. . On the net just type in are Tamiya acrylic water proof the answer you will find. But I would like to bet if you could contact Tamiya the would recommend a coat of varnish over the top of the paint
Stan.

[Colin Bishop]

The discussion on Halfords matt black is on this forum in the painting and finishing section. It is a obviously a very different product to Tamiya model paints.

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,61857.msg652159.html#new

Colin

[nemesis]

On reading the comments of this thread makes you realise why all ships / tugs etc are painted in gloss paint, at least it is waterproof until the gloss wears off with the salt spray then the deckies get going with the paint. nemesis

[Colin Bishop]

Yes, most full size ships are painted with gloss for obvious reasons but that doesn't work for scale models unless you want the dreaded toy boat effect. So you need a compromise of a nearly matt finish which will stand up to the sort of use our models get. As always, it is about compromises. Life's like that!

Colin

[justboatonic]

OK, cool. Thanks for the replies.