boat painting 101
04-27-2005, 11:38 PM
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Re: boat painting 101
now i am getting bashed in a thread about my boat being painted.... 
even worse, buy a guy with a gold chain and a black satin jogging suit... 
even worse, buy a guy with a gold chain and a black satin jogging suit...
04-27-2005, 11:59 PM
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Re: boat painting 101
Originally Posted by Sean H
now i am getting bashed in a thread about my boat being painted.... even worse, buy a guy with a gold chain and a black satin jogging suit...
even worse, buy a guy with a gold chain and a black satin jogging suit...
04-28-2005, 07:02 AM
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Re: boat painting 101
Great thread, comedy and knowledge!
This is the first thread I check when I log on!!
". third option is the good old bullet technique, and a long reach. which im sure your familiar with."
What's the bullet method?
Thanks So Much!
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This is the first thread I check when I log on!!
". third option is the good old bullet technique, and a long reach. which im sure your familiar with."
What's the bullet method?
Thanks So Much!
DS
04-28-2005, 09:10 AM
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Re: boat painting 101
Originally Posted by Zanie
Great thread, comedy and knowledge!
This is the first thread I check when I log on!!
". third option is the good old bullet technique, and a long reach. which im sure your familiar with."
What's the bullet method?
Thanks So Much!
DS
This is the first thread I check when I log on!!
". third option is the good old bullet technique, and a long reach. which im sure your familiar with."
What's the bullet method?
Thanks So Much!
DS
bullet technique is turning up the fluid as far as it can go and shooting from a few feet away. sometimes helps
if you narrow the patern as well. you can shoot fro a few feet awy like this.
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04-28-2005, 10:29 AM
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Re: boat painting 101
Originally Posted by glassdave
yea . .this thread is go'n in all kinds of directions
bullet technique is turning up the fluid as far as it can go and shooting from a few feet away. sometimes helps
if you narrow the patern as well. you can shoot fro a few feet awy like this.
bullet technique is turning up the fluid as far as it can go and shooting from a few feet away. sometimes helps
if you narrow the patern as well. you can shoot fro a few feet awy like this.
04-28-2005, 06:24 PM
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Re: boat painting 101
Originally Posted by hillbilly24
Followed by alot of wetsanding and buffing
. when doing paint jobs like this your not so concerned with flow out because everything gets sanded and buffed anyway. i stoped wetsanting years ago in favor of dry DA sanding with 1200. you go through alot of paper and its expensive ass hell but worth it. quality of the end result is much higher. one thing i have noticed is with wetsanding is its best to get on it the day after the clear goes on. finish sanding with 1200 on a DA seems to go better if you wait till the second day. i always try to get all my sanding/buffing done within a day or two. any longer than that and the clear get very hard to work with 
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04-28-2005, 08:47 PM
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Re: boat painting 101
How many coats of clear do you usually spray on a boat? Also, what grit of sandpaper do you use to sand after the clear coat? Wet sand or dry sand the clear coat?
04-28-2005, 09:07 PM
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Remember boys and girls, using the bullet technique with a spray gun is ONLY for the DECK, do not try it on the sides. you will have icicles hanging from the chine of your boat. lol we use this method only to reach across a wide area like a Cat deck. you adjust the gun to spray in a round pattern instead of a fan pattern, this will blast the clear out about 3-4 ft from the gun. it goes on very heavy, but for the deck thats ok because it wont run. just be careful around the wind screen or hatches.( recommended for trained professionals only.)
