Painting

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HA SCOTT
I HAVE BEEN USING STERLING PAINT SO FAR. I STILL HAVE TIME TO CHANGE IF I NEED TO. I PAINTED THE INSIDE OF THE HATCHES LIKE I TOLD YOU WITH THE BRIGHTSIDE AND I HAVE PUT ON PRIMER TO THE DECK SIDE OF THE HATCHES AND PRIMERED THE CENTER CONSOLE AS WELL I USED A FOAM 4 “ ROLER WITH NO BRUSHING AT ALL I FOUND THAT WHEN I BRUSHED THE PRIMER IT CAUSED MORE STREAKS THAT I WANTED TO SAND OFF. AFTER IT DRIED I SANDED IT OUT WITH 150 GRIT BLOCK AND HAND SANDING AND THIS WEEK I WILL PUT ON THE FIRST COAT OF TOP COAT. THEN A COAT ON NON SKIT ON THE HATCH DOORS AND THEN A 3RD COAT OVER IT.
I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE VIDEO I LOOKED AT IT THIS MORNING THE SECOND TIME AND DECIDED THEY LEFT OUT SOME STUFF THEY SHOULD HAVE ADDED. I THINK THEY TALKED ABOUT SANDING OK BUT THEY DIDN’T TALK ABOUT FAIRING OTHER THAT THE FEW SCRAPES THAT WERE ON THE HULL. FAIRING AND SANDING CAN BE A BIG JOB. THEY ALSO DIDN’T TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT FAIRING COMPOUNDS THAT AWLGRIP MAKE AND USE. THEY DIDN’T TALK ABOUT THE ROLLERS ENOUGH IN THE BOOK THEY TALK ABOUT THE FOAM TYPE ROLLERS AND IN THE VIDEO IT WAS A SHORT NAP TYPE ROLLERS. THE THING THAT THEY LEFT OUT ALL TOGETHER WAS KEEPING DUST AND DIRT AND BUGS OFF YOUR FRESH PAINT. THAT GUY WAS PAINTING OUTSIDE WITH NO WIND PROTECTION. YOU NEED TO BUY SOME PLASTIC SHEETS AND PROTECT AT LEASE THE LAST COAT OF PAINT OR YOU WILL HAVE BIG PROBLEMS.
THIS WEEKEND I WAS SANDING THE DECK AND DOING SOME MORE FAIRING WORK. I HOPE THE SANDING AND APPLYING FAIRING COMPOUND WILL BE COMPLETED. SO ALL I WILL HAVE TO DO IS JUST PRIMER AND SANDING A ND PAINTING AND SANDING AND PAINTING.
I DO BELIEVE IT WILL COME OUT GOOD WITH THE ROLLER TIP METHOD AND I KNOW I WILL SAVE $4-5 GRAND DOING IT MYSELF.
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