After several color layers of paint, both for the blue stripes and the pale gray hull color itself, four clear coats went on. Surface is sanded between coats. I believe that the 'grit' is 1500 or finer. That is followed by buffing with very very fine compoind. The shop has a huge-surface air filtering system to reduce dust, backed up be a large CFM fan.
This creates a very hard surface that, unlike the early-generation LPU paints, can and is normally buffed out. The resulting shine really does pass a "one foot" test.
We closely matched the factory Olson color, and also the dark blue waterline and cove stripes.
It is supposed to hard enough to resist most minor impacts and 'dock rash'. I hope so. The surface is 'repairable' and can be touched up if damaged, which is very good news. The camera images are not high enough resolution to really do it justice.
Tomorrow I will help to move all the scaffolding up to again access the deck. It will be painted next.
Once that is done, we reinstall all of the hardware -- hatches, stanchions, tracks, winches, cleats, and considerable "etc". I am told that this will take more than a week, typically. Maybe two weeks plus. I do recall epoxy-potting around 200 holes; there is a lot deck gear on the boat.
Once the deck is painted, the borders for the new non-skid will be taped off and then the non-skid will be applied.
Now the whole deck is covered with paper, tape, and an old sacrificial spinnaker (!) to catch any over spray. Not pretty, but effective.
This creates a very hard surface that, unlike the early-generation LPU paints, can and is normally buffed out. The resulting shine really does pass a "one foot" test.
We closely matched the factory Olson color, and also the dark blue waterline and cove stripes.
It is supposed to hard enough to resist most minor impacts and 'dock rash'. I hope so. The surface is 'repairable' and can be touched up if damaged, which is very good news. The camera images are not high enough resolution to really do it justice.
Tomorrow I will help to move all the scaffolding up to again access the deck. It will be painted next.
Once that is done, we reinstall all of the hardware -- hatches, stanchions, tracks, winches, cleats, and considerable "etc". I am told that this will take more than a week, typically. Maybe two weeks plus. I do recall epoxy-potting around 200 holes; there is a lot deck gear on the boat.
Once the deck is painted, the borders for the new non-skid will be taped off and then the non-skid will be applied.
Now the whole deck is covered with paper, tape, and an old sacrificial spinnaker (!) to catch any over spray. Not pretty, but effective.
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Deck masked off.jpg -
Cockpit masked off.jpg -
Starb side, done.jpg -
Transom, done.jpg -
Starb Bow finished.jpg -
Port Quarter, finished.jpg
