1989-90 bayliner 2159 hardtop.

[oldrem]

Looks good from the photo!

 

[mickyryan]

i got bugs to work out but overall im seeing im pleased with i guess sanding will tell, i feel as though i should put a couple more coats on but then i fear going too thick, not sure how to measure 12-15 mils but atm i believe its as thick as a penny

 

[mickyryan]

Nice! But what's that growing through the upper corner there on the left in less than a day? Looks like something out of a horror movie. You'll go in there tomorrow and find the whole thing choked with vines!

I really have to find something like that for when I get our boat home. Planning to build a carport next to the new storage shed to house it but I just don't see how it's gonna happen fast enough.

Cheers........................Todd

its coral bells hoping it takes over and shields everything

 

[sphelps]

I wouldn’t worry about it going on to thick using the hvlp . You will be sanding a good bit off if your planning on making it shine .. really easy to sand through if not careful . I know from experience.. :facepalm:

 

[mickyryan]

yeah im going to have to do multi coats ... still wondering if paint isnt the better idea but i had to try the gelcoat and so far im liking it just not sure i will want to continue polishing as much as just using 2 part paint and just washing and waxing -
figured out how to take a depth reading i took and made a few sacrificial passes on a piece of plastic like my normal passes are and then when that fried i removed the tame and used a dial caliper , looks like im spraying about 10 mils with my normal pattern of overlap.and sweep so def will need a few more coats . ill wash whole boat down with some tsp and dishwashing soap acetone it and then spray another coat , just need to figure out if unwaxed or waxed with this weather.

 

[mickyryan]

my supervisor was on deck!

 

[Baylinerchuck]

So far so good.

 

[mickyryan]

still on fence about the paint but this gelcoat allows me to see defects and fix before applying the paint and its close to color so if i do go with paint it wont be hard covering color

 

[kcassells]

How did you make out from the Supervisors go over? Get a tail wag?

 

[mickyryan]

she still has questions but is willing to wait to do a final inspection at a later date....

 

[mickyryan]

got the outside sprayed today put it on a lil thicker then interior because i figured id be sanding a ton of it off trying to make it shine , we got one more day of good weather so hoping to get a second coat on inside and then let it all cure before i start sanding, my fear when sanding since i have not done this is a lot of folks say just use a da but wouldnt i be better served to use my air longboard with say like 600 to make sure i dont get waves or is that not usually a issue?

 

[chevymaher]

Since it is mainly a curved surface. A foam block is the best tool for the job. It conforms to the natural curve and rids the surface of smaller imperfections. Waves should have been dealt with before paint/gel coat. But your work looks good i am sure you don't have any. What your working on now is the orange peel effect.

 

[mickyryan]

i long boarded and blocked and made 12" curved boards concave boards and round boards for all my fiaring so i felt i had a pretty smooth surface, that's why i was asking , didn't want to regret or screw up on last phase lol I am no body guy im more of a mechanical, electronics guy my cousin is a body guy he told me to go by feel then i figured out my eyes decieve me so i checked it in the dark to force feeling around and that did work then i wet it down with slightly soapy water to imitate a gloss and checked it with a side light beaming down side for high and low and it looked really good , used a guide coat as well so if its wavy gravy i has failed!

 

[mickyryan]

welp i shot boat with 2 coats of cream gelcoat with intent on sanding and polishing .... decided to just use it as a primer coat for my original intent of raptor after realizing too much work to sand around all those cracks and crevices without sanding through over and over , hats off to guys that do it and it works out .
Raptor lined entire top yesterday Must say my texture turned out better then i had hoped its superfine almost like the texture on a Kitchen fridge thinned and shot through a 1.8 tip started with a 1.4 but i didn't want to thin more then 10 % so jumped to a 1.8 and it flowed nice.

 

[chevymaher]

Looks good.

 

[oldrem]

When I get that far I may be asking a lot of questions on the Rapter, thinking of going that root on my decks.

 

[mickyryan]

Love the different Patterns i can do with the stuff biggest deal is let it cure before stomping all over it
today I did the Non skid Areas in a white agressive pattern, they were worn off in areas so i had to do something .not perfect but not terrible either I will clean up a couple areas after they have cured. also did the dash in black like it was before to keep glare down , funny thing is when i took pics of it the camera zoinked out on it and made it all splotchy looking .. not sure whats up with that , only seemed to have that problem with camera and black.

 

[chevymaher]

Good looking work. This boat is going to be a beauty.

 

[kcassells]

Ahhh...just looks SO SO to me.

 

[kcassells]

Ha ha only kidding Mick. Looks freakin GREAT!:watermelon: