'79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

[lakelover]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Looks like you're making lightning speed progress, by my standards!

One of the reasons I decided not to strip my topside, besides mostly sound paint, was that I already have the interior painted and I didn't want to mess it up and have to re-do it. And I didn't want to go to the trouble of masking off the whole dang thing. Is stray stripper an issue for you as far as the interior?

It's lookin' real good!

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Wow zip strip didn't work like that nice progress got the paint ready ?

Thanks Yooper. No, I don't have the paint ready. Just taking it one step at a time.

One of the reasons I decided not to strip my topside, besides mostly sound paint, was that I already have the interior painted and I didn't want to mess it up and have to re-do it. And I didn't want to go to the trouble of masking off the whole dang thing. Is stray stripper an issue for you as far as the interior?

I'm using the 3M disk and flapper sanding disk to strip the gunwales, since I don't want to deal with problems like dripping it on the interior vinyl.

When I have sprayed the stripper I just try to aim it so none can get in the boat.

It takes way longer on the gunwales this way, and next time I restore a boat I will try to do things in the proper order:facepalm:

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Looks like you're making lightning speed progress, by my standards!

It's lookin' real good!

Thanks LL, I need to go help clean up the winter boat storage facility this afternoon so I needed to make some headway this morning.

(I have heard rumors of possibly taking out the canoe and going fishing if we get the work done...so this might be all for today)

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Final touch up coat of epoxy resin on the transom. Nearing the finish line on the transom, thankfully.

We are going to use this huge paper to make a template for the stripe. We will see how that goes.

More of the same on the splashwell.

This is the last part of the gunwale that needs paint removed.

 

[lakelover]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

...... next time I restore a boat I will try to do things in the proper order:facepalm:

I hear ya on that one. I doubt there will be a next time for me, but at least I'll know the proper order!

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

I need to either polish up these windshield frames, or paint them. Not sure on that one yet.

Tiny bit of corrosion on the CMC bracket will be cleaned up with the wire wheel before bolting it on.

I tested it the other day to make sure everything is in order. I really like this bracker.

I'm going to try to shape this foam into wedges so they will fit behind each side panel.

I will be leaving room to run wiring thru a pvc pipe on the starboard side.

 

[dozerII]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Hey HA, your making great progress, that stripper seem to work really good. (I can't believe how much talk there is on this forum about strippers)LOL.
What did you use to glue your vinyl down?
Glen

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Hey HA, your making great progress, that stripper seem to work really good. (I can't believe how much talk there is on this forum about strippers)LOL.
What did you use to glue your vinyl down?
Glen

Thanks Glen, we used the Nautolex 88 adhesive, that came with the marine vinyl. It worked pretty well.

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Well here is where I left off for the day. Nice to see some metal showing.

Now I'm off to clean the boat garage. I managed to convince the rest of my crew to help out so it should be a fun evening.

You can tell that the stuff under the paint is some zinc chromate primer.

 

[dozerII]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Thanks HA, looks good.
Glen

 

[ChasePhase]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Now go with the blue on white.

 

[Bighoss]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

HA, that looks awesome I love the nautolex up the sidewalls. Every time I see that I waiver on doing it myself. I may have just wasted a couple quarts of Rusto on mine.

 

[KellyC]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Looking good there HA. I like the nautolex as well, looks very good.

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Thanks HA, looks good.
Glen

Now go with the blue on white.

HA, that looks awesome I love the nautolex up the sidewalls. Every time I see that I waiver on doing it myself. I may have just wasted a couple quarts of Rusto on mine.

Looking good there HA. I like the nautolex as well, looks very good.

Thanks fellas, I agree that Nautolex is great stuff.

I have to make sure that I don't put it everywhere and go overboard.

Great weather this morning for stripping paint

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

HA,

Have you considered using one of these to clean up the aluminum and then...

follow up with the polishing kit below. All from Harbor Freight and they WORK GREAT!!!! Made mine shine like chrome!!!

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Have you considered using one of these to clean up the aluminum and then...follow up with the polishing kit below. All from Harbor Freight and they WORK GREAT!!!! Made mine shine like chrome!!!

Yeah, that's on my list of things to buy.

Looking forward to seeing how nice I can get the dull old trim with a bit of work.

 

[KellyC]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Has anyone tried to using a buffing wheel on a bench grinder? That might make some the work a little easier with the pieces off of the boat.

 

[lakelover]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

I know some of you like the "chrome look" but I just used the green ball on all my trim to get a nice satin finish. That seems to hide all the defects better, and I've got a lot of them. If yours isn't too beat up, the chrome look might be the way to go.

I don't have a bench grinder, but I have a very old Shopmaster drill press and cranked the belt up to the biggest pulley. Man, was that baby hummin'! It polished up real quick.

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

Almost done with the starboard gunwale. I need to figure out how to get the edges.

Maybe some paint stripper on a rag, then a toothbrush to scrape the paint off. We'll see.

I've been thinking about possibly lowering the rear rollers one hole, to let the boat float shallower.

What do you guys think? I have guide bunks that will be on each side, so I can prevent the side of the hull from making contact with the fenders.

The boat is sitting closer to the wheel on the starboard side, there will be more room when it's properly centered.

In addition, since I can't lower the forward rollers at all, this will let the bow sit higher on the trailer, so water flows out the bilge better.

Not sure if there is a downside to this plan, I'm sure it will appear after I try it out.:facepalm:

 

[lakelover]

Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration

HA, can't offer you much advice on the trailer as I'm still just feeling mine out. As far as getting into the corners with the stripper (sorry, I thought we'd had enough of that by now), I found that a small steel brush cleaned them right out after soaking with stripper.