Russ,
Although I have stayed in a Holiday Inn Express I am not now nor have I ever
been a professional painter. With that in mind, here are the basic steps and
materials that I observed being used by my painter for our hull painting.
- Sand entire hull and fix/repair major fiberglass damage. I did some gross
glasswork prior to turning it over to the yard.
- Fill and sand minor cracks and scratches with Awlfair Surfacing Filler. Love
that stuff.
- Spray Awlquick Sanding Surfacer - D8003. Uses D9001 Converter.
Note: this might be referred to as “high build” primer but is not High
Build Epoxy Primer D3002.
- Board sand. Board sand some more. Continue board sanding. Don’t wait too long
after shooting to start sanding otherwise it will hard.
- Spray Awlquick Sanding Surfacer.
- Board sand. Board sand some more. Continue board sanding. When you’re done,
do more board sanding...
- Spray 545 Epoxy Primer D8001 with D3001 Converter. Final primer coat.
- Remember the sanding stuff? Final sanding to 400-grit.
- Wash hull, Two-rag solvent clean prior to topcoat shoot.
- Spray topcoat. In my case, Awlcraft 2000.
- Have a beer. Maybe two.
I will be shooting my decks sometime in late May. I hope. Maybe. Anyway, when
discussing that with my painter and the boatyard owner, who builds boats, the
recommendation was not to bother with the Awlquick Sanding Surfacer. Just use
the 545 Epoxy Primer. They said that there was no point in sanding the decks
finer that 80-grit because the 545 will fill the scratches. Sand, prime, sand.
And “fine” sanding of almost 90% of the surface will not be necessary because
it will be covered with non-skid.
Anyway, I’m hoping that Dennis will chime in with a professional take. Also,
don’t forget to mark/document your boot-stripes. Getting that right is no small
task.
If you don’t already have one, I would highly recommend AwlGrip’s Application
Guide. Lot’s of really detailed information in it.
Best,
Dave Godwin
1982 C&C 37 - Ronin
Reedville - Chesapeake Bay
Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/>
> On Mar 29, 2016, at 12:08 AM, Russ & Melody via CnC-List
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Dennis,
>
> Was the 3 coats of high build primer for long boarding to a fair hull?
>
> When I did the decks I was set to do high build primer and the paint rep
> suggested going the regularly spec'd (2 pot) primer.
>
> I have a hull paint project coming up next year and the hull needs fairing,
> so I'm looking for best practices.
>
> Cheers, Russ
> Sweet 35 mk-1
>
> At 09:00 AM 28/03/2016, you wrote:
>> My only substantive comment on paint is to consider Awlcraft vs Awlgrip.Â
>> Particularly true if you're concerned about scratches. Awlcraft is easier
>> to repair and blend.
>>
>> Touche' is Sunfast Red Awlcraft over 3 coats of high build primer. The
>> Awlcraft looks great!
>>
>> Dennis C.
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