She's done for this year!

[Vic]

Check out the pics of this awlgrip stuff. Sweet.

[Vic]

I should have said in the gallery page three of V20 steplift.

[reelapeelin]

Pipe Dream...you got some competition...and his name is VIC...just toured your new pics, Vic and you do some NICE work...like the color, except name reminds me of girl I used to date... ;) ::)...good, real good job... ;) ;D...

[CT_V-20]

Thay yellow looks AWESOME.

[brianct12]

Yeah baby !!!!! That's what I was waiting to see. Thanks for sharing Vic - the boat looks great. I will be painting a V20 which is brand new to me ... and was thinking that exact same color scheme. Can you share any of your experiences with the painting ?? Did you get it sprayed ... or roll and tip yourself ? Would love to hear all about it. How did you clean up the bottom paint ... or was it never painted ? I cant wait to share some restoration pics of my own .... but I am 3-4 months behind your schedule !

[Vic]

Thank you very much. We are naming her Fishfull Thinkin' since thats whats been keeping us going through the process. I would definitely recommend awlgrip to anyone that wants to roll paint onto a boat used the brushing reducer and didnt really need to tip. Just reduced it 10% instead of 25% and the roller did the rest, unbelievable, really. It smoothed out like it was sprayed everywhere. Has anyone ever heard of using awlgrip on the bottom? I'm trying to keep the bottom white and haven't seen any white bottom paint. Got till next year for that though. We're done. Time for the fish blood test.

[Vic]

Brian, we sanded all the gellcoat that we were painting down with 150grit paper and a palm sander. Then put the awlgrip epoxy primer everywhere, then we painted the awlgrip on top of the primer. You have to put it on in thin coats because it will bubble where you are too thick, we just sanded with 220 to get a few runs out in spots on the first coat then I decided to only reduce it about 10% instead of the package instructions and it tacked out quicker and had less runs. You can work the paint for about an hour with a china brisle but you just push it around like rubber until you get any runs, bugs, leaves, or whatever out.

[brianct12]

Vic,
I wont drag your post down with lots of application questions - but just one more please. Did you use the original Awlgrip, the new Awlgrip 2, or the Awlcraft2000 paint ? I am torn between the Fighting Lady Yellow (which I like) and the Seafoam green (which everyone I ask seems to like). Brian

ps .... from what I have read ... you dont want to use the Awlgrip on the bottom if you leave the boat in the water for more than 1 week at a time. Something to do with bubbling of the paint. I am looking at a paint for the bottom called VC Performance from Interlux. Comes in bright white - cures extra hard (good for trailered boats) - and is ok for full time below the waterline application.

[chesapeake724]

Beautiful! 8)

Or as the kids would say, "That's Tight." ;D

[shicks007]

SWEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o Looks Awesome!



I hate to jump on the band wagon, but I'm planning onpainting my hull the same color also, with black boot stripe and black canvas.

Did you do the topsie also? I'm curious to see what Awlgrip you used. A freind of mine recomends spraying the Awlcraft 2000.

Thanks,
Scott

[Pipe_Dream]

Great job, Vic! That's one beeuuuteeful boat! 8)

[Franco]

Damn, thats one fine looking boat

[labii]

A1+ job there . You have got yourself a new boat !

[macojoe]

Looks Great!! I wish I had the time and engery to keep my boat up like that!

[Stinky_Hooker]

Great job man shes purdy. :o

Im gonna give you a run for your money when the Hooker is finished up though. ;D

[Vic]

Thanks to everyone. Brian I used the original awlgrip. G9093 Fighting LadyYellow and G8010 Off White on the cap,and console, H8002 Cream on the Deck. Mixed about 3/4 of a small can of interlux non skid into the deck paint. Shicks a local guy told about the original so I didnt look at the others. He actually sprays it all the time, But I didnt have a place to do it. Its probably a little less work that way. The surface prep is the deal.

[chumbucket]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm speechless. Truely amazing job you completed there. Beautiful. :o 8)

[Fitz]

Vic:

Really nice job. I'm especially impressed with the way you removed the deck, repaired the stringers, and reinstalled it. Your photos made all that work look easy.

I'm sure you'll receive a lot of well-deserved comments this summer. Great work.

Fitz

[fillet1]

That is just awesome. Really good stuff.

[shicks007]

Hey Vic,

How much paint did it take you. That Awlgrip is like gold, I would hate to buy way too much?

[Vic]

The top cap was 1 quart kit, actually have 1/2 of it left. The sides was 1 quart kit. had to by 2 quart kits of the primer, and all of the thinners and stuff. The primer is the hardest thing to work with, its very runny stuff no need to thin it. The awlgrip itself is fairly thick and you need the brushing reducer to extend the drying time.

[shicks007]

Thanks,

A buddy of mine told me a quart would do the top and a quart for the hull. I didn't think a quart would go that far but I guess I was wrong. I'm going to spray the Awlcraft 2000. I'm trying to work out some spraybooth time with someone, at least for the final topcoats. I'm about finished up with my honey-do flooring job so I'm going to get back to work on the boat and motor. I'll be posting some progressive pics.

Thanks,
Scott

[reelapeelin]

That is amazing a quart will go that far...never woulda thunk it... :)...

Keep the pics comin' thru the process...like to see how it goes... ;)...

[Vic]

The quart kit mixes up to make 3 pints and you put it on thin. The stuff covers the primer totally. The bottom of the paint bucket comes out after it cures kinda like a flexable plastic. Shicks just remember that if you get it on too thick it will cause solvent entrapment, it'll make little bubbles. I had some run down from the side onto the deck, and it made a pile of little nonskid bubbles.

[CT_V-20]

Vic, I know it's been a while since this thread tapped out, but I was just perusing through the gallery and came across your pictures. That is an amazing job. I complemented you on the color back in April, but that is just the icing on the cake. You went to town on that hull and the results give no hint of the extent of work you actually did beneath the surface. Nice job.

[Jester]

Freakin Beautiful. Truely inspirational peice of work.

[Vic]

Thanks Ct and Jester, I really appreciate the complements. 8)