1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

[InMotion]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Looks great Glen!!! Prolly used the wrong type of flour! Really interesting though.... if you can, try it on the sides and let us know if the thick mix works... as you know, it work brilliantly on mine.... but I layered it on as thick as corn chowder!

Man, that is winter right there for ya!!!! I have a feeling that is what is coming our way in the next few days. Time to bundle up for sure!

J.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Great, I always wanted a pix of the north pole at xmas ^^^^ shiver me timbers just looking at that pix w/ the flag flying......

:smow: :cold: :smow: :cold: :smow: :blue:.............

Your welcome

 

[budski]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Hey Glen your project is coming along really nice, to bad about Jim's recipe, but as you said to many coats and water scale in between coats, looks like she should be flipped over by the weekend, by he way we have about as much snow as you do out here.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Hey, looks nice and warm in the Starcraft Hanger!

As always, terribly jealous of that awesome space you have to work there buddy.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

:smow: Y'all keep that stuff up there....PLEASE!

I think I know why the kitchen recipe didn't work. Jim is holding out on us - Corn Chowder for cryin' out load.

 

[64osby]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

I'm thinking IM's stripping mix is supplemented by the protein shake mixing jar, giving it extra strength.

Nice work DII. Stay warm and kepp that cold white stuff close to you for a little while longer.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Thanks Guys, but you can come and get this cold stuff anytime you want.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

One side left to do and the strip show is over. Pictures when she is all naked!!

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

After three gallons of Aircraft stripper and one of Safe Strip I'm just about finished, just a little 1 foot section at the bow left to strip. I will post up some pictures this afternoon after work. I started the polishing process on the port side, but found I have to wait for a coarse polishing pad to arrive to polish out the sanding marks I left from removing all the nicks and scratches.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

No more stripping in the SC hanger :cold: :watermelon:

Good to hear you're about ready to start the polishing.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

The last of it!!





And a start on polishing

 

[budski]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Looks great Glen, going to look awesome.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

I better go to Confession after seeing her all naked.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Looks great Glen, going to look awesome.

Thanks John

I better go to Confession after seeing her all naked.

Better wait GA, once she gets her makeup on then you can go to confession.

 

[InMotion]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Sweet Glen.... nice to see that you are beyond the "guck" phase and moving into the "bright and shinny" phase!!!

Hope the weather is getting a bit warmer for you... about to get rather frigid here for the week.

J.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Sweet Glen.... nice to see that you are beyond the "guck" phase and moving into the "bright and shinny" phase!!!

Hope the weather is getting a bit warmer for you... about to get rather frigid here for the week.

J.

Glad that part is over, we are forecast to be -4 by Wed. looking forward to that.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Spent the better part of yesterday polishing the starboard side, using progressively finer pads. This first pic is after 3 stages.



The next one is a look at the line between the third and fourth passes, you can see the fuzziness has gone out of the reflection.



This is a shot of the side of the line that is complete, I may go over once more with an ultra fine pad once I get it all to this point. I am waiting for a short video to load I will then post it.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

WOW! I am amazed what some of you guys can do with alum, well done Glen!:joyous:

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

Glad that part is over, we are forecast to be -4 by Wed. looking forward to that.

Carp, is it really cold much earlier up your way this year too? Seems it here, esp the last week........ :smow:

Nice to have the hanger to work in, as long as you don't have to heat that cavernous space.......

The start of polishing looks really good, nice work.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1976 Holiday 18 Mercruiser 120

WOW! I am amazed what some of you guys can do with alum, well done Glen!:joyous:

Thanks Jason, it's not real hard to do just time consuming and dirty as #%@#

Carp, is it really cold much earlier up your way this year too? Seems it here, esp the last week........ :smow:

Nice to have the hanger to work in, as long as you don't have to heat that cavernous space.......

The start of polishing looks really good, nice work.

Thanks jb , actually the cold came latter this year than the last couple, and didn't give us a gradual drop to let us get conditioned.
I keep the hanger about 12c 53f so it is not too bad and I don't pay for propane anyhow. The cool temp in the hangers motivates a guy to work harder. I will crank the heat up when it comes time to paint.