O34 2020 Re-Fit, Paint Progress

As of this week the hull is primed, first coat, and that layer is now sanded. A technique I find interesting is the method for sanding (320 grit) without missing any spots. Note the black material that is being removed along with some paint. This is a carbon black product, just for this purpose. It is wiped on with what I would call a large soft "powder puff" and goes on quickly.

When sanding, the paint dust and the carbon dust is all vacuumed up by the hose that leads back to a vacuum cleaner on the shop floor. All of the sanders used here are connected to one or two sizes of vacuums, I should note that Tom wears a respirator and suit just to be safer, also.

When I have been sanding small parts like the radar post and some odd shaped parts, I wear my suit, but for short jobs no respirator. The air in the big bay stays clean, in my view.
(For times when continuous sanding is going on, I am 'banned' from the building, and that's a good precaution.)

For all painting, he is fully suited up with an air supply, and all visitors are banned. All the painting is high volume low pressure (if I have the terminology correct) , and further, the whole room has a massive fan and filter system to exhaust any fumes.

Here are some recent pix, showing the hull before priming, and while the sanding is being done. Also, some shots of the deck with a second coat on it and after the sanding has removed the carbon black visual indicator.
And some pix of the painting process from about a week ago...

Whole boat looks like a rather sleek ghostly missile at this point......