On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:25:35 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Sandblasted the bottom paint today - looks good.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0010.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0011.JPG

Next, a different grit to get the rest of the paint off, then it's
sanding and coating with some kind of new vinyl ester paint - supposed
to be better than gel coat.

WHOO HOO!!

Now the hull will be all white - like real boats should be. :)

Sand seems as if it would be bad item to use on gel coat. More likely soda
blasting or glass beads maybe.

Nope - it's a very fine sand. I forget exactly what it's called, but
it's ground sand - almost like soda or talcum actually. It has a high
silica content.

The guy used a low pressure too - 55 pounds. Special nozzel too -
never seen one like it.

On Nov 29, 4:57 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:54:36 -0800 (PST),





wrote:
On Nov 29, 4:15 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Sandblasted the bottom paint today - looks good.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0010.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0011.JPG

Next, a different grit to get the rest of the paint off, then it's
sanding and coating with some kind of new vinyl ester paint - supposed
to be better than gel coat.

WHOO HOO!!

Now the hull will be all white - like real boats should be. :)

If you were re-doing the hull of a real boat, you would be in the
dirt, pounding cotton

That's for dorks

and old wooden chris crafts.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:54:36 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 29, 4:15 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Sandblasted the bottom paint today - looks good.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0010.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0011.JPG

Next, a different grit to get the rest of the paint off, then it's
sanding and coating with some kind of new vinyl ester paint - supposed
to be better than gel coat.

WHOO HOO!!

Now the hull will be all white - like real boats should be. :)
If you were re-doing the hull of a real boat, you would be in the
dirt, pounding cotton

That's for dorks.

What did the boat look like before you blasted it with sand?

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:53:20 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:54:36 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 29, 4:15 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Sandblasted the bottom paint today - looks good.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0010.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0011.JPG

Next, a different grit to get the rest of the paint off, then it's
sanding and coating with some kind of new vinyl ester paint - supposed
to be better than gel coat.

WHOO HOO!!

Now the hull will be all white - like real boats should be. :)
If you were re-doing the hull of a real boat, you would be in the
dirt, pounding cotton

That's for dorks.

What did the boat look like before you blasted it with sand?

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger02.JPG

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:53:20 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:


What did the boat look like before you blasted it with sand?

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger02.JPG



And here's how it looks now ....

http://tinyurl.com/34vgzd

Eisboch

On Nov 29, 4:15 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Sandblasted the bottom paint today - looks good.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0010.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0011.JPG

Next, a different grit to get the rest of the paint off, then it's
sanding and coating with some kind of new vinyl ester paint - supposed
to be better than gel coat.

WHOO HOO!!

Now the hull will be all white - like real boats should be. :)

Tell me more about the vinyl ester paint. Better than gel coat how?
And how is it applied?

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:22:31 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Nov 29, 4:15 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Sandblasted the bottom paint today - looks good.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0010.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0011.JPG

Next, a different grit to get the rest of the paint off, then it's
sanding and coating with some kind of new vinyl ester paint - supposed
to be better than gel coat.

WHOO HOO!!

Now the hull will be all white - like real boats should be. :)

Tell me more about the vinyl ester paint. Better than gel coat how?
And how is it applied?

To be honest, I don't even know if it's vinyl ester - that's what I
think he said when I asked about having the old paint taken off and
replaced or even re-gel coated and return the hull to all white. It
could be something different. I'll ask again though.

As to application, it's sprayed, sanded, sprayed again then finish
sand, polish with Finesse-It II - presto, back to normal.

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:17:23 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:53:20 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:


What did the boat look like before you blasted it with sand?

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger02.JPG

And here's how it looks now ....

http://tinyurl.com/34vgzd


Ha ha

Very funny

Ha ha :)

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:53:20 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:54:36 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Nov 29, 4:15 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Sandblasted the bottom paint today - looks good.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0010.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0011.JPG

Next, a different grit to get the rest of the paint off, then it's
sanding and coating with some kind of new vinyl ester paint - supposed
to be better than gel coat.

WHOO HOO!!

Now the hull will be all white - like real boats should be. :)
If you were re-doing the hull of a real boat, you would be in the
dirt, pounding cotton
That's for dorks.
What did the boat look like before you blasted it with sand?

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger02.JPG

DAMN I can see why you are spending money fixing up that boat, it looks
like it belows to a Baltimore Whore trolling the docks.

NOT

Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:53:20 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

What did the boat look like before you blasted it with sand?
http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger/Ranger02.JPG



And here's how it looks now ....

http://tinyurl.com/34vgzd

Eisboch



lol, it is an improvement