Va Beach v20 project

RidgeRunner · #1 06-05-2013, 07:07 AM

Epic thread, looking over 50 pages worth, I can only fault you for your taste in beer. CL or Nothin for this fat boy. Looking good.. As for fairing with Gelcoat, if you are that close on the glasswork go for it. BUT gel is no where near as easy to sand as fairing putty. Only way to do it and make it shine takes a lotta work. At some point in ?3 coats you have to add the wax to get the gel to cure, graduate your sanding from 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 because you wind up buffing the gel to a shine in the end. Otherwise it will be dull and I don't think going back and adding additional coats of gel after using the wax is advisable. Some other guys add Duratec to the gel I think. Makes it more durable and makes the shine last. if you aren't going to use it as a fairing putty. I got to go back and read Shine's many threads on CSC. He seems to have a grip on it.

Kracker Jack · #2 06-07-2013, 10:49 AM

thanks for the info Ridge!!

So I am a thrifty research kinda guy. I like finding products that work but at the same time are easy on the wallet. I am not going to be using the interlux perfection product on my boat because they dont have the color I want so ive switched to a urethane enamel. On the outside above water line and inside liner sides Im gonna be using a paint made by benjamin moore. Its called p22 industrial urethane enamel. After comparing specs with Pettitt Easypoxy and interlux Brightside I have found out that ingrediant wise the benjamin moore product is a step above theses "MARINE LABELED" paints because of the increased polyurethane percentage. The cool thing about the benjamin moore product is that it can be tinted by them any color you want!!!! And the really really cool thing about this paint is that its $34.00 dollars a gallon!!!!! It all goes back to my saying "same $hit , different sack". Shes gonna be getting a paint job here real soon fellas!!!! I realize that enamels are not as durable but it nice when the paint is not gonna be in a high traffic area on the sides of the liner and the hull sides. the floor and cap will be taped in and i will be using the alephatic product in those areas of traffic.

Kracker Jack · #3 06-07-2013, 11:41 AM

well completely ignore every thing above!!! LOL! I just got off the phone with the district rep for our area and he is getting ready to paint his regulator with this http://www.insl-x.com/viewProd.asp?prodID=539 its a alephatic 2 part urethane called a urethatic. Its better than alwgrip is what he told me. It can be tinted any color you want and he can get me a huge discount at 60 dollars a gallon. So I guess I will be going with a highly durable paint system.

Kracker Jack · #4 06-24-2013, 01:45 PM

Started fairing today!!!!! what a pain in the @$$!!!!!!! all i can say is that its alot of work and freaking sanding!!! cut some holes in my gunwales for my hawse pipes that go thru to my cleats and hotcaoted them. I am so ready for this thing to be done!!!!