New homemade bullet outboard

Thanks, did the colours go straight onto the black base colour. It looks very neat .

 

Goodmorning!
No the process I follow involves the following steps.
1. I use a plastic tape to make the shape I want. This is essential to make the paint job neat.


2. I sand cautiously and lightly the area I want paint with 400 grit sandpaper.

3. I spray a light layer of epoxy primer which is of Grey color and it is really good at covering black color.

4. I spray a layer of white acrylic primer or just a standard white color to form a the base for my colors.

5. Spray the colors you want.

Make sure that you wait a sufficient amount of time between the various steps to let the spray dry well. Apply only light layers to avoid dripping.

 

I've had a few disasters using incompatible paints, so it's good to see a clear way through this minefield.
Just bought a can of car paint to refurbish one of my jet outboards that sprung a leak, it had gone up to £11, not so long back it was £7, shocking.

 

Almost done!!
There are a couple of things which i have to fix \ adjust but it is finally ready.
Here is a video and a couple of protos;

 

Gorgeous Dim, you have crafted a masterpiece!

 

Oh thanks a lot Jan! Now, I am curious about durability and of course performance. I think I will try the f1 with the outboard without painting just as you do with your boats!

 

Wow looks stunning, how did you do the letters?
Ah just zoomed in , you have cut them out from printing.
This is going to be fast
What is its weight?

 

Thank you very much!
Regarding the letters, these are DIY decals using waterslide paper. I borrowed this technique from my friend @Dirk Jan.
Here is the process :
1. Print what you like on a waterslide paper in your home printer (there are four types of waterslide papers: either inkjet or Lazerjet, either transparent or white)





2. Cut your decals and once the colors dry spray a clear coat to stabilize the colors.

3. When the lackuer dries put them in the water. After 1-3 mins the decal and the paper will be separated.

4. Take the decal carefully (it is very thin) and put it on your construction. Let it dry.

5. Finally, spray your construction with a clear coat to stabilize and waterproofbthe decal.

The weight is 834 grams with a 4074 motor and RTR.

 

Hi guys!
It's been a long time since my last update.
Finally, I tested the outboard which works really smooth. I used a 5s lipo and a 4074 1600kv MSQ motor.
Along with the outboard I also tested my F1 hull which also run nicely and stable even if the water was choppy today. Unfortunately I have no video of the run.
A short video of the outboard is given below.

 

Awesome piece of craftsmanship . It runs more smoothly than my TFL outboard!

 

Excellent Dim, good design. Look forward to video of the F1.

 

Thank you guys!
I have to improve the steering angle of the outboard and then test the hull in calm waters.

 

Veeeeeerry nice job man
Beauty is it !!!
10 +
Regards tom

 

Hi guys,

Since this project is officially completed, I decided to make a recap video: