Re: Painting
HA SCOTT
WHEN I WAS DOING THE EPOXY WORK A GRINDER AND THE ORBITAL SANDER WAS THE BEST WAY TO GO. NOW ORBITAL SANDER AND HAND SANDING WITH AND WITH OUT A BLOCK IS THE WAY TO GO. ON THE BOTTOM WILL BE A ORBITAL SANDER WITH 150 GRIT AND ON THE PAINT AND PRIMER 220 GRIT.
ON THE BOTTOM PAINT JOB I DON’T KNOW HOW OLD IT WAS ALL I KNOW IS I WANTED IT OFF AND I DIDN’T WANT TO DO IT MYSELF. I FIGURED ANYTHING THAT WOULD KEEP A BARNACLE OFF THE BOTTOM OF A BOAT IN NOTHING I WANTED TO BE UPSIDE DOWN AND INHALING. PLUS I HEARD OF A GUY GETTING TO MUCH OF THE VAPORS FROM THE BOTTOM PAINT REMOVER IN HIM AND HE WENT OFF TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
THE PITTING ON THE BOTTOM CAME FROM THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE PAINT THROUGH THE BAKING SODA BLAST PLUS THEY RUFF UP THE BOTTOM FIRST BEFORE THEY PUT BOTTOM PAINT ON AND OF COURSE 25 YR OLD GEL COAT CONDITION.
ON THE HATCHES & CENTER CONSOL THEY CAME OUT VERY GOOD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME DUST MIXED IN THE PAINT BY THE ROLLER COVERS WILL ONLY USE FOAM ON THE PAINT FOR NOW ON. I WILL PROBABLY STILL USE THE NAP COVERS FOR THE PRIMER COAT.
TALK TO YOU LATER.
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