I need the accent strip in blue? should I use paint or tape the stripe below the toe rail/
On 5/1/13, Ronald B. Frerker <[email protected]> wrote: > Edd,What's a foam brick? Is that just a regular cushion foam cut > rectangularly?You can tell a guy who's never done a paint job on a boat, > eh?RonWild CheriC&C 30STL > > --- On Tue, 4/23/13, Edd Schillay <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Edd Schillay <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Boot Stripes -- Anyone need Brightside Red and Dk > Blue? > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 9:10 AM > > Jake, > Having the old stripes is key. Without them it would practically be > impossible (laser levels?) > I wasn't lying about four hours of taping. It takes forever. Use the > best > of the 3M blue tape and just move along the line. It has enough of a stretch > so you can do the length of the entire side without having to break it up. > The tricky part is the curve on the stern. Will take time and several > pieces, but patience will yield great results. > Make sure you shake up the paint a lot to thoroughly mix the > polyurethane. > Apply with a roller for extra smooth surfaces and follow with a foam brick > to get rid of any air bubbles or imperfections. I was worried about the poly > solidifying on the tape, so as soon as I was done, I pulled the tape off. > As it dries, it glosses up and you find yourself staring at the hull in > amazement. > > > > All the best, > Edd > > Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City > Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website > > > On Apr 22, 2013, at 6:46 PM, "Jake Brodersen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Edd, The new stripes look great. How did you get the tape on so straight? > I’m about ready to redo my red boot stripes, but I fear that I can’t tape > them straight enough, even though I have the old lines to follow. Jake Jake > BrodersenC&C 35 Mk-IIIMidnight MistressHampton VA > <image001.jpg> From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Edd Schillay > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 9:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Stus-List Boot Stripes -- Anyone need Brightside Red and Dk Blue? > Listers, This past weekend, after several years of trying > product and product, I redid the Enterprise's boot stripes from their > heavily faded and ugly-looking originals (see original look). > And, after much deliberation and hours with Photoshop in > deciding the new look, we decided on steel gray. Check the finished look > here. 4 hours of taping, 1 hour of painting and 15 minutes > getting the tape off. What a job, but VERY happy with the finished results. > Sleek as ever! So now I'm left with two unopened quarts of > Brightside Red and Dark Blue. Does anyone want them? No cost -- just send me > a PDF FedEx or UPS shipping label and they're yours. > > All the best, Edd Edd M. > Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: > NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's > Captain's Log Website _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > -- “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
