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Blow off the hull with compressed air, or
use a vacuum to get the dust off.
Mix about 1 ounce of finishing resin.
Use a credit card to spread out the resin on
the top and sides.
Squeegee as much as you can. Get a thin
even 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.
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