one thing leads to another and another and...

[crazycarl]

Are you painting it a color?
Bob23

YES!

[Bob23]

Ok...what color? Keepin' us in suspense, you are.

[crazycarl]

You can see it at next year's CLR

[crazycarl]

ok, i wanted it to be a surprise, but...

the interior is covered in orange shag carpet and the exterior will be primer.

my mother is quilting me some new sails from sacks i took out of the grain elevator trash bin.

i'm creating a "billy" sailboat.



now anyone with a rusty 'ole f150 will be proud to tow this boat!


c.c.

[crazycarl]

1st coat of primer went on too thick.  3 hours of power sanding fixed it.

2nd and 3rd coat of primer went on good with 2 1/2 hours of wet sanding between coats.

1st coat of perfection went on horrible.  bubbles didn't pop.  3 1/2 hours of power and 3 hours of wet sanding fixed that.

2nd coat went on with about 10% bubbles not popping.  2 1/2 hours of wet sanding.

3rd coat of paint went on GREAT!  except didn't cover 100%, so 3 more hours of wet sanding.

tomorrow i'll put a 4th and hopefully last coat on as i need to get the boat out of my buddies building by wednesday night.   

yes sir, i sure know how to spend my vacation. 

the skin on my hands is as smooth as the day i was born and my fingerprints are worn away.

my wife has always accused me of enjoying working on boats more than sailing them. is it wrong?

i thinks she exaggerates, after all, this is only my 5th sailboat renovation in the last 13 years.

c.c.

[wes]

Carl - are you spraying the Perfection, or roll-and-tip? Comment about bubbles is odd, I've used a lot of Perfection with no bubbles. Did you observe the 20 minute resting period after mixing the paint and before applying it?

[crazycarl]

wes,

i'm rolling it on.  i use a 4" high density foam roller. 

yes, i actually timed the 20 minute "induction" period and also set a timer so i wouldn't go past the 2 hour "pot life".

1st, i roll it on.  2nd, i roll over it again (immediately) with extremely light pressure to remove the bubbles.  i used this method on the other boats applying "topsides" and they came out as if they had been sprayed.

i tried the "roll and tip" method, but the brush marks never disappeared.  so much for $20 rollers and the $38 brush.

the last coat came out very nice, however, it didn't cover 100%, so an additional coat is warranted.

i'm not sure if the low temps (mid 60s) or humidity (raining all week) was the culprit, but the last coat was applied on a dry day with a space heater running inside the boat.

it won't be as nice a job as "Bella", but she is an exceptional looking lady.

c.c.

[brackish]

Your paint schedule/results is similar to my recently finished epoxy composite skiff.  I did spray the perfection though which meant I got to the point of failure a lot quicker.  Nary a bubble however, runs, sags, holidays, over spray dusting, and a little orange peel.  In retrospect I attribute it to old eyes, poor lighting, marginal capacity air compressor and drier, and an HVLP gun that will force me to spend the bucks for an Iwata, Sata, Binks, or Devilbiss (the good one, not DAPC stuff) for my next venture into high expectation painting.  Of course that will force me to also spend on more and drier air.  One thing will indeed lead to another.

Good luck and remember, all's well that eventually ends well.

[crazycarl]

i put another coat on this morning.

the 1st quarter looks awesome, then it looks as if there are spots of bubbles and areas without shine.

i'll know tomorrow morning when i lose my shelter and must bring her home.

i believe now my problem is with the rollers.  the thinner is different than the "brightsides" thinner and may be reacting negatively with them.

if another coat is needed, it will have to wait 'til next year, and i'll find better rollers.

for now my hands are raw from all the wet sanding and fall is a busy time around here with yard work.

c.c.

[Salty19]

Wow...as usual you are hard at work on projects!  You are a better man than I, that's for sure.  Can't wait to see the results at CLR2017.   I suspect the color of the boat won't be announced prior to the event!