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hello there I am having trouble getting the barrels to match the color oak I got one painted does anyone understand the principal of varnishing I have a photo of one of them with the skid also once I got that straight should I paint or varnish the barrels first or put the bands on first then varnish like I did my first one thank you Ronald ronald305 attached the following image(s):
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Hi Ronald. Your best bet for the colour would be to use a light oak spirit based wood stain rather than paint. I would give the barrel a light sanding to remove any roughness then stain it and once dry give a coat of varnish. Painting the bands is a matter of preference but if you varnish the wood first and then paint the bands in a water based paint like the Admiralty range or Vallejo and make a mistake, you can wipe it off and start again without affecting the oak wood effect!  The one in your photo doesn't look bad at all though, the wooden barrels would have been fairly light in colour when new. Best of luck! Robin. First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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HI Robin thanks
I should have been more clear on the bands I used the 1mm tape I sent off for then painted it black like the instructions mentioned on the first then varnished it in a oak color and it came out right but my second on I end up removing the bands and stripping the varnish off it wasn't turning out like the first one the
one in the photo
Ronald
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