Okay I have some good news and some equally stupid news today. And sadly pictures to back both up.
I think it is disingenuous to only post good picture about boat refurbishing and not the pictures that just didn't work out as planned. So I like to posts the stupid pictures so others can see what really happens building boats.
First the good pictures. As some of you know, I was really unhappy with the "orange peel" I got when I shot the clear coat a few weeks ago. And that is because of a few things I did wrong. I shot regular hardener on a really hot day and the clear coat over-spray was hardening as it hit the hull, well almost. There were other issues as well. So I wet sanded the hull to get the orange peel smoothed out before polishing with 3M polishing compounds. BUT, I couldn't sand the orange peel level. It was that bad. I switched from 2000 grit to 1500 grit and tried, then 1200 grit, then 1000 grit and the orange peel still wasn't gone. I finally used a Scotchbite pad on a 1/4 sheet palm sander and really went to it. That did work but also cut through the clear and paint to the primer at a few places. Nothing big, but I was going to have to touch that up now.
Well out came the touch up airbrushes and the black paint again. After pouching up those spots, it was time to clear coat the center section again. No problem, I taped off the outer sides and got everything ready to go. Since it was merely the center section, I thought I had enough clear to cover it. I mixed up the clear and hardener and when to spraying.
I was extremely pleased with the results I was seeing and I honestly couldn't ask for anything better. This IS the way it should look. Here are those pictures;
This is the new clear coat finish. And this isn't even polished yet as well. The flow is nice.
I can't say enough about this finish. This is what I was wanting all along. The extra work is paying off.
You can see how I taped off both sides to only re-coat the center section.
Now here comes the stupid part. Once again I ran out of material.
Oh I have enough clear coat material, but I ran out of hardener. And that seems odd since the mixture is 4:1, four parts clear coat to 1 part hardener. I should have had enough for the rest of the quart or clear. I even use the PPG store's mixing cups that are clearly marked for each part. So I can't figure it out. But no, I was out. Here you can see.
Here you can see where I ran out.
And this has yet to be cleared
Here is a little easier to see what was cleared and what isn't. And the sad part about it is, the PPG paint store isn't open on Saturdays. So I cleaned the gun and everything else up and STOPPED! What else can I do...wait until Monday to get more materials.
:help: :tsk: :violin:
Some times it is like :deadhorse: :frusty:
But it is reality. All I can do now is
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You would think that after painting so many things, I would know if I had enough material on hand. This is getting too common place with me. :doh:
So I wait once again. But I can tell you, I will have enough material when I get back at it. :eagerness:
Until next time, you all have a great day and don't do anything like I do. You've been warned!
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