Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild
I know nothing about painting but I do know that wet sanding keeps the dust down. In general, I go with wet sanding if it's really fine as it can help keep the sandpaper from loading up ~440 and up... used to do sand with 1000 to clean up the bottom of glass sailboats (racing days in salt water) Of course it makes a real mess in other ways if you're indoors.
And man, you're up early for a weekend. Leave plenty of time to scrape the car if it's parked outside. It was raining down here (A2) when I went to bed, now there's a nice cover of snow on everything. It's safe to say there's a nice layer of ice is hiding underneath all the snow.
Thanks for checking in man! Yah, 4am is my normal up and attem time. 5am is sleeping in and 6am would be downright lazy for me. Course, my mind turns to pudding at 8pm and I straight up turn into a pumpkin at 9pm.
Yup, it's a blowing and snowing out there up my way too buddy! Getting ready to throw another log on the fire.
Dealing with all the dust is fine for now but I can sure see the advantage of minimizing dust once I start putting topcoats on.
ja
i like wet sand vs dry. it seems to definetly cut dust and makes the paper last longer. i add a drop of dish soap to the water. and i like to wash the project with tide soap before the final prep to paint.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5005338_wet-sand-boat.html
"When preparing a boat's surface for a new paint job or coat of varnish, many boaters have discovered that wet sanding works better than dry sanding. Wet sanding produces no airborne dust, and the residue that it does produce on the boat can be removed easily with a sponge when sanding is done. Also, wet sanding keeps the sandpaper from wearing down as quickly, which saves on sandpaper costs."
See my pea sized brain was telling me that a wet sand would have gummed up the whole works rather than make the paper last longer. Huh, that is cool! Thanks for the info jspano!
Very impressive Jas. As you were sanding the gunwales did you, or are you also sanding/polishing the trim? I know its extra work but at least now you don't have to worry about hitting the paint. Gotta be done sooner or later. It does look like you have from what I can see.
You got the correct replies on wet sanding. Go for it.
Nah, haven't really done anything with the trim yet. Yah, my plan is to spiff up all the trim right before I start laying down paint on the topside. I want to wait for much of the other work to be done first (motor, deck, etc.) as I know I'll be scratching them up.
For now, what I will do, is go back and try to level out those trim spots where I scabbed two pieces together (as best I can). That is kinda dusty dirty work and really should be done now. At some point I'll fill in the cracks with JB or something and sand/buff em smooth. They are in pretty rough shape and I am really looking forward to making them look good (someday)!
Well gents, I did find my way to the garage today and got the whole starboard side sanded down. Cool!
All that sanding gets to be a drag after a while but I just love it compared to wire wheeling an old rusty trailer!
I still need to get it all cleaned up yet, once I do I'll shoot up a couple of photos.
C ya!
