Ringmaster wrote:
A lot of people burnish after wet sanding.

I would think that the metal would produce a rougher surface
than wetsanding. But wetsanding is a super PITA, especially
if taking the effort to get it fair. On a small one-design
it's not that big a deal to wetsand with a longboard up to
600 grit and finish with 1000 grit. This produces an
incredibly perfect bottom (and the realization that skill &
attention to detail during the race itself makes far more
difference).


.... Since I only had 2 coats of
bottom paint sprayed on I skipped the wet sanding with the idea of
doing it next spring. I didn't want to take paint off and I was also
running out of time.

OK that makes sense. It has always seemed kinda dumb to me
to put on expensive putty & paint then sand 50% of it off...
but that's the only way anybody knows how to get the results!


... We had already missed 4 races of our first
series. I burnished with the bronze wool to get rid of the fine
sandpaper feel of the spray job. It actually came out almost as smooth
as if I would have wetsanded. The light gray "custom" color looks hot.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...26592168nDfDwh

http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/rcr...view/f104?b=14


That is a good looking boat. The color sets off the green
stripe nicely.

Unrelated question: How come there's no frac rigs at all in
your fleet?

Fresh Breezes- Doug King