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coat of resin on all areas.
Use a small acid brush to get the edges.
Scrape as much resin as possible. You just want to
wet the wood with resin, any excess will just have to
be sanded off later.
This first coat is easy, as the wood will darken as it
gets wetted with resin.
The second coat will be a little more challenging,
but will use far less resin and be faster to cover.
When you are sure that all areas on the top and
sides are covered, let it cure overnight.
When cured, sand lightly with 80. Just make it
smooth. It’s ok if you sand through the resin on this
coat.
When done, blow the dust off and do the bottom.
When the bottom is cured, sand with 80.
Repeat the whole thing for the second coat, only
this time, after the second coat has cured, sand
with 220 wet.
Sand with a bucket of water, a dribbling hose or in
your bathtub.
Use one of those rubber sanding blocks.
Don’t worry about the hull, it’s waterproof now…
Sand the inside of the hull too.
Sand until all areas are smooth, but don’t sand
through to the wood. If you do, you have to re-coat
the area with resin, and re-sand.
Once the hull is dry, wipe it down with alcohol. Use
a tack cloth lightly to remove any dust.
Spray a light coat of primer, inside and out. Let this
flash for a few minutes, and spray a heavy coat on.
Let sit overnight.
When the primer is dry, use spot putty to fill any
nicks or surface imperfections.
When dry, wet sand with 400 on the rubber block.
If you are happy with the surface, spray on another
medium coat of primer.
When dry, wet sand with 600 or 800.
Use compressed air or a vacuum to remove the
dust on the inside and outside of the hull.
Wipe down the entire boat with alcohol.
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