Lots of Prep Work!
When I installed the dynel clothe, I mentioned that I didn't know if I would be able to fair it in properly. I tried multiple coats of epoxy and sanding, but it still didn't look good to me. I finally decided to apply another layer of fiberglass over the clothe. This seemed to do the trick.
Below is a picture of the fiberglass over the dynel clothe and that seem to do the trick. The fairing compound is applied in a couple places that I noticed were low by rubbing my hand over the hull.
Another picture where I added more fairing compound to fill a couple of non-smooth areas.
To get the boat level, I had to create another bench to be able to support the height. Since I have the boat on furniture dollies and tires, the height to get it level was pretty high. I had to use a farm jack that I purchased from Harbor Freight. This allowed me to get the height.
The below picture shows the bench with some wooden blocks to level it out.
So finally some Paint!
I decided to use Interlux 33 per the manual and I rolled on a couple of coats over 2 days.
The stuff is pretty thick and I tried to do the roll and tip method, but the tip part seemed to just cause more marks. I didn't thin the paint any and in hindsight, I probably should have. I think it turned out pretty good. I can see some roller marks, but that is probably just me trying to review too closely. I used a small roller, but on the second coat, the roller pretty much tore apart. I looked at the package after it happened and the package said for latex paint. Not sure if it is for Interlux 33 type paint. Before I apply any more using the roller, I am going to purchase some smaller rollers that will support this type of paint.
Below are a few pictures of 2 coats.
Since the paint roller decided to break apart while applying the paint, it left a couple of areas/marks. I plan on doing a light sanding and probably applying another coat.
As for the 3M 2080 tape, it worked great. The line is sharpe!!!!
Next up will be to apply the side panel paint. I have chosen dark blue, just like PocketShip #1. So the plan is 2 coats of primer, sanded and then 2 ?? coats of Interlux Brightside.
I decided to use Interlux 33 per the manual and I rolled on a couple of coats over 2 days.
The stuff is pretty thick and I tried to do the roll and tip method, but the tip part seemed to just cause more marks. I didn't thin the paint any and in hindsight, I probably should have. I think it turned out pretty good. I can see some roller marks, but that is probably just me trying to review too closely. I used a small roller, but on the second coat, the roller pretty much tore apart. I looked at the package after it happened and the package said for latex paint. Not sure if it is for Interlux 33 type paint. Before I apply any more using the roller, I am going to purchase some smaller rollers that will support this type of paint.
Below are a few pictures of 2 coats.
Since the paint roller decided to break apart while applying the paint, it left a couple of areas/marks. I plan on doing a light sanding and probably applying another coat.
As for the 3M 2080 tape, it worked great. The line is sharpe!!!!
Next up will be to apply the side panel paint. I have chosen dark blue, just like PocketShip #1. So the plan is 2 coats of primer, sanded and then 2 ?? coats of Interlux Brightside.
