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Alumacraft 1236 Makeover- livewell pg 11 - update front deck
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<blockquote data-quote="russ010" data-source="post: 44700" data-attributes="member: 677"><p>I didn't take it all the way down to the metal. I bought a coarse sander that will fit in a regular drill from walmart and just ruffed up the coat of paint that was already on the boat, and take off the glue from the stickers.</p><p></p><p>I primed it, then I wet sanded the places where the paint had ran. When you wetsand with 200 grit paper, it just makes the paint that ran smooth to the touch with the rest of the paint. You don't have to sand the primer, I just didn't want those runs to bleed through.</p><p></p><p>I really put 2 coats of primer on, then 2 coats of paint. I did this because it makes it bond better (primer to the boat, paint to the primer). I sprayed it with a paint gun and compressor for 2 reasons: 1 - I already had a paint sprayer and compressor... 2 - it's cheaper to buy the paint in a quart size ($20 for quart of primer, $40 for quart of paint, $10 for spraying thinner), as opposed to buying I don't know how many rattle cans (spray paint cans). I painted a 14' jon once with rattle cans, and it took me almost 2 weeks to get the feeling back in my finger. If you figure spray cans are $5 a can, I figured I would have to use atleast 8 cans of each primer and paint to get what I was wanting. That comes out to $80. And when I painted this boat it only took me 10 minutes to put on each coat. The more thin coats you can put on, the better the results. </p><p></p><p>Let me know if you need help with anything, all you gotta do is ask.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="russ010, post: 44700, member: 677"] I didn't take it all the way down to the metal. I bought a coarse sander that will fit in a regular drill from walmart and just ruffed up the coat of paint that was already on the boat, and take off the glue from the stickers. I primed it, then I wet sanded the places where the paint had ran. When you wetsand with 200 grit paper, it just makes the paint that ran smooth to the touch with the rest of the paint. You don't have to sand the primer, I just didn't want those runs to bleed through. I really put 2 coats of primer on, then 2 coats of paint. I did this because it makes it bond better (primer to the boat, paint to the primer). I sprayed it with a paint gun and compressor for 2 reasons: 1 - I already had a paint sprayer and compressor... 2 - it's cheaper to buy the paint in a quart size ($20 for quart of primer, $40 for quart of paint, $10 for spraying thinner), as opposed to buying I don't know how many rattle cans (spray paint cans). I painted a 14' jon once with rattle cans, and it took me almost 2 weeks to get the feeling back in my finger. If you figure spray cans are $5 a can, I figured I would have to use atleast 8 cans of each primer and paint to get what I was wanting. That comes out to $80. And when I painted this boat it only took me 10 minutes to put on each coat. The more thin coats you can put on, the better the results. Let me know if you need help with anything, all you gotta do is ask. [/QUOTE]
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