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Angeliccypher
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Nautilus wood deck

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Hey Guys,

This evening I was given the Nautulis wood deck for CV-8 from a gentleman in my model club. In the instructions it says not to paint with acrylics as it can warp the deck. I generally only work in acrylics. Is there a way I can pull this off with some sort of coating in the deck?

Like wise is there anything I should know about this deck versus the kit?

Thanks in advance,
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Timmy C
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Re: Nautilus wood deck

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Don't do this until you get confirmation from someone who knows it better, but I recall reading that if you paint both sides with the same amount of paint, the warping will cancel each other out.
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Used a Nautilus deck on my 200 scale Arizona and did not treat it at all. I used the 3m Super 77 sprayon glue recommended by Nautilus
to apply deck and nearly 2 years on, it still looks as good as the day it was put on. Worked for me - hope this helps.
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Re: Nautilus wood deck

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DO NOT use acrylics. I painted both sides of my nautilus wood deck for the Lexington and it warped badly.
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