My 1968 Glastron GT160 rebuild......

[Woodonglass]

Hey, What Color Coat Paint are you using.?

 

[Woodonglass]

I did not know you were using a sealer coat. If that's the case I agree. Without one, I always want a good solid coat of primer to ensure proper adhesion in ALL spots. Don't want any of the original paint showing. Sorry for misleading you. Old Dumb OSU Okie!!!

 

[Corjen1]

Thanks for the info guys, what exactly is a sealer coat? A thinned down coat of primer? is it colored or clear? what size fluid tip is needed?

WOG, no worries, Im planning ivory white for the hull and vette red for the rest.....I was planning BOOMER SOONER Crimson, but im afraid of shooting metal flake - pretty nervous about shooting solid color.....!!!! Not really sure what Im doing, just winging it...when in doubt, gas it right???

 

[ahmincha]

Looking good cor with your attention to details you'll be fine. Sometimes winging it the only way to go lol

 

[archbuilder]

Go back the my narrative on painting. It is step one the day your paint, you spray on the sealer, let it flash, then put your color coat on. I think DuPont has a urethane sealer in their 2K product line. The guys you got your paint from should have something that will work with your paint.

 

[Corjen1]

Thanks Arch, I am currently re-reading it....

When you say spot putty, are you talking about glazing putty? or just more 3m filler?

can you explain more : " You do have to keep switching sides, spray 5' on one side, then go to the other. If you spray one side, then go back down the other, you may end up with a dry spot where the two meet in the middle. You have to keep a "wet edge" where adjoining sections meet." ( i thought I would do the bottom of the hull 1/2 at a time, then the sides, starting at the transom, working fwd, then the transom)

 

[archbuilder]

I used a catalyzed glazing putty, the non catalyzed ones will shrink a lot.

As for painting, the paint will skin over very quickly while you are painting. For a single stage or the clear on a base clear you want to make sure that you shoot a section on one side, then one on the other side, then move back to the first side and repeat. If you just start on one side at the front, work your way to the back, you may find that when you get to the front on the other side that the paint is skinned over. If it is, your over spray will leave a rough, cruddy looking surface on the paint that is skinned over. If you switch back and forth, there is a better chance at keeping a wet edge which, allows the overspray to "burn in" and leave a nice smooth surface. I would paint in two sessions. Paint the bottom on session, let it cure for a week or at least a few days, then flip the boat and paint the top. Make sure you tape off the bottom tightly. You can tape it off to the floor, which works pretty good if you use plastic. Whatever you do, have everything laid out before you start painting. Once you start, you need to move quickly, that is why a helper is good. If you have to stop for 5 minutes to find something, you will loose that wet edge. Its not that hard, you just have to be prepared and don't lolly-gag around!

 

[Corjen1]

Arch, Much appreciated, thank you for the explanation!! I took off some time around the 4th, hopefully, I can get the final coat of primer and sealer on. Then I may have to sell a kidney to pay for the actual paint.....kidding. kinda of!!!!

My build is a bit different than Miss Morgan, as the top and hull are separated, the plan is to get the hull done, set it in the back ( under a cover) and start the trailer work. move the hull to the trailer, then put the top on the cradle and work that....

 

[archbuilder]

I forgot you had them separated. On the sealer, you spray it about 10 minutes before the paint. It doesn't require sanding if you do it that way.

 

[Corjen1]

So let me run this by you guys/gals........I was rubbing my 3 Brain cells together today and thought, just because it was originally red and white, doesnt mean it has to stay red and white........ Im painting the Sistine Chapel here....OK not "THE" chapel......but, it can be what I want....

Some of you know that Im MOPAR guy, and I love Petty Blue, so this slipped between the 3 brain cells..




What Im thinking is this party dress on the ol'girl...Ivory white under the rub rail, this blue around the spear tip, the rest blue (that is currently red) and adding the double white stripe.....( dont forget the Merc ToP behind it)


Thoughts???? Is it blasphemy to change the color?

 

[ahmincha]

I like the idea And I do not think there are numbers matching boats out there haha

 

[GT1000000]

That right there is what I dream about...a Petty Blue SRT Challenger...and if I ever win the lottery...

Yeah, I think that combo would look sweet on the Glastron...:thumb:

 

[Woodonglass]

Oh yeah!!! Now THAT would be Sweet!!!!

 

[archbuilder]

cool.....lay it out with tape and put butcher paper on the areas that are the " stripe" ....I did that and ended up changing it around and painting the transom silver. Laying it out with tape is good practice for the real thing too!

 

[Corjen1]

Thanks for the guidance you guys, much appreciated!!!

 

[Corjen1]

Got my new paint gun TCP. thanks WOG for the lead.....It came with a 1.4 fluid tip, so got the 1.8 kit also. instead of getting the 3 gun kit or having a separate gun for jut primer,



http://www.tcpglobal.com/TCP-G6600-1...l#.U7RuM7Gtyuk

 

[Woodonglass]

Now... got to HF and get these...

 

[Corjen1]

How come you suggest using them instead of the metal cup it came with? Clean up?

 

[ahmincha]

Nice gun cor My guess would be disposable

 

[Woodonglass]

How come you suggest using them instead of the metal cup it came with? Clean up?

Yup to both of you, Unless your in a production shop doing big jobs on a daily basis these plastic disposable cups are the best thing going. I Use em once or twice and throw em away. Screw the metal cup on to do the final blow out of the gun with good clean thinner.:joyous: