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Voyager 16ft jon boat mod, here we go right now! *New Pics
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<blockquote data-quote="MNHunter505" data-source="post: 303973" data-attributes="member: 9507"><p>Alright, so I have prepped the boat, to some degree, for painting. I have used the steel-wire cup and those sand-paper 4 1/2" grinder plates to smooth any rough edges around holes/corners/imperfections. Then I removed all flakey paint, continuing to grind away from center of the flakey paint area until I hit hardened paint (paint attached to metal). Then I went over the whole boat with 120grit sand paper, very fast and lightly. A very light dusting of the fouled and faded paint was removed. This was a very long and tedious job.</p><p></p><p>I understand I have to use self-etching primer on any bare metal. Question: do I just walk around the whole boat, using rattle cans, and hit every spot? There are so many spots that it's going to look like a Dalmatian dog! Also, they will be so close together, I wonder if I should just buy a quart or two, load up my gun and spray the entire boat. Can you use the self-etching primer on painted areas as well? Which is the cheaper, quicker, and better route? </p><p></p><p>I am sure I am not the first person to have a boat in this shape...what did you guys do before painting?</p><p>A little stuck at this point....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNHunter505, post: 303973, member: 9507"] Alright, so I have prepped the boat, to some degree, for painting. I have used the steel-wire cup and those sand-paper 4 1/2" grinder plates to smooth any rough edges around holes/corners/imperfections. Then I removed all flakey paint, continuing to grind away from center of the flakey paint area until I hit hardened paint (paint attached to metal). Then I went over the whole boat with 120grit sand paper, very fast and lightly. A very light dusting of the fouled and faded paint was removed. This was a very long and tedious job. I understand I have to use self-etching primer on any bare metal. Question: do I just walk around the whole boat, using rattle cans, and hit every spot? There are so many spots that it's going to look like a Dalmatian dog! Also, they will be so close together, I wonder if I should just buy a quart or two, load up my gun and spray the entire boat. Can you use the self-etching primer on painted areas as well? Which is the cheaper, quicker, and better route? I am sure I am not the first person to have a boat in this shape...what did you guys do before painting? A little stuck at this point.... [/QUOTE]
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