Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

[jasoutside]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

That's a big day there man, flipping an 18 footer is a major task all by itself!:thumb:

 

[GT1000000]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Flipped and Primed?
I remember a long session of cleaning and stripping paint off of that massive hull, but I sure don't remember any priming...
Last time I looked there were a bunch of shiny new reevits getting punched in it and a bunch of fresh tinluminimium patches everywhere...
Man, H2Odude...you move fast...:bolt:
Very nice!

 

[classiccat]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

You're a man-on-fire Agua! Crankin' Baby!

 

[dozerII]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Great progress Agua, the interior paint looks real nice and clean, and flipped primed hull OH YA.

 

[Watermann]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

After the expensive rattle Rusto SE primer now on with the flat dark gray Van Sickle industrial primer shot with the HVLP.

Tractor, Equipment & Industrial Enamel Products | Van Sickle Paint

No catalyst hardener is used in the primer.

 

[Watermann]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Hey thinks for buzzing by my dry dock guys, I appreciate the encouragement. My garage smells pretty strong right now, maybe I'll run to home depot and look for some Teak oil... :joyous:

Had some sort of issue with my computer this morning, nothing was loading up here at iboats site and it was sooooo ssssslooooow. It seems all is well now.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Had some sort of issue with my computer this morning, nothing was loading up here at iboats site and it was sooooo ssssslooooow. It seems all is well now.

Not you man, iboats was running slow as an Islander builder I know of:facepalm:

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Not you man, iboats was running slow as an Islander builder I know of:facepalm:

It can't be that sssslllllloooooooowwwww! :lol: Really still not up to par, I'm sure the IT guys are working on it.

Hey WetGuy - anything is better than spray bombs! The stern patches are blending nice with paint over them.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

OOOooooooooooooo.......

Kick in the junk, so deserved. Nice one GA:thumb:

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

OOOooooooooooooo.......

Kick in the junk, so deserved. Nice one GA:thumb:

You should have started a new SSLander thread, then it would have been fresh. Too late now!

 

[Watermann]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

It can't be that sssslllllloooooooowwwww! :lol: Really still not up to par, I'm sure the IT guys are working on it.

Hey WetGuy - anything is better than spray bombs! The stern patches are blending nice with paint over them.

Jeez he stuck his chin out for that one!

Yeah I hate using spray cans, it's not only expensive it's very time consuming and wrought with peril... uneven coverage, runs & sags in others and a huge vapor cloud. The HVLP is 110% better and you can use the catalyst hardener. Although on clean up I give the rattle cans the nod.

I can't wait to get the final paint coats on, I have gallons of paint stocked up for the job. ainkiller:

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

The IT minions were probably doing some of the last minute stuff to try to roll out the new iboats forum stuff. No idea what changes are coming, but I hear there's a few changes a comin'

Additional boat rebuilding supplies (sorry but the new stuff is probably not of any use to a tin builder :cold IS among the changes....

 

[Watermann]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

So here's the plan, tonight I shot the first coat on the bottom of the Chief below the seam, including the bow and keel plate with some of the industrial/tractor alkyd in aluminum color. 16oz paint, 1 oz catalyst hardener and 2 oz naphtha. It went on like silk, filling all the little scratches and pits. If you don't have good enough tin to put a buffer on it but you want the look, then this is the way to go in my book. One more shoot tomorrow and then on to the sides after dry time.

I plan on shooting the sides gloss white and then do an accent stripe? My thought for the rest is to shoot the gunnels blue, transom cover and bow cover with blue but I haven't got the shade nailed down yet. I think I will just leave the cabin white as well but not set in stone.

 

[zool]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Jeezuz, you make the rest of us frozen cavemen look like slackers......looks really good though, like the Tin Man in the Wizard Of Oz..

 

[jasoutside]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

looks really good though, like the Tin Man in the Wizard Of Oz..

No kidding, I'd peg that as bare alum every day of the week and twice on Tuesday:encouragement:

 

[Weep'n Willy]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Water, that alum paint is looking sharp. I can't say I have ever had any luck with that color on anything I tried painting with it. It always seemed to come out thick and splotchy mixed with thin an runny, same luck with bright orange. Your paint job looks nice and even. Nice.

 

[GT1000000]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Nice finish...if I hadn't witnessed the before and after, I would have thought you just cleaned and polished the bottom...Awesome!

 

[dozerII]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Looks real good agua, same as above looks like bare aluminum. I too have never had any luck with that color, once dry it always seem every time you touch it ii rubs off. It's been a long time since I've used it so maybe it has changed. Looking forward to seeing the blue you choose.

 

[m casey stock]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

Oh yeah I enjoyed all the comments on the swim ladder, thanks for the replies. I was also leaning towards the teak as was the admiral. Looks like I need to break out the sander and spar!

Just a thought, and something that worked well for me, Go to Wallyworld and get some of the Hull cleaner in the blue bottle with green label, it contains oxalic acid which is what the pros use to clean teak and redwood, makes the wood look like new without sanding and then you can seal it all up. In case you couldn't tell, the teak and stainless would be my choice too. Sorry for the late reply :sleeping:

 

[m casey stock]

Re: Tin addiction 18' Starcraft Chieftain

"I plan on shooting the sides gloss white and then do an accent stripe. My thought for the rest is to shoot the gunnels blue, transom cover and bow cover with blue but I haven't got the shade nailed down yet. I think I will just leave the cabin white as well but not set in stone. "

Paint work is looking great! I love the Blue and white idea for the topside. I seem to like the blue and white combo for some reason, Oh yea....I have two of them eace: LOL I know what you mean about having a hard time choosing the blue, it took me a while, I had a hand full of paint chips Thank goodness I didn't have to choose on two boats ( the Bayliner still looked good enough when I bought it to not repaint)