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Sealing
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 of the boat are
covered, let it cure overnight.
When cured, sand lightly with 150. 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.
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 if you want.
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.
Make 100 percent sure that there is no glue fillet
between the strake and the hull bottom.
This would make the strakes useless, as we need the
edge to “bite” as we turn.
Finishing
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. 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.
Use a tack cloth to lightly wipe all surfaces.
Spray your color coats.
When cured, wet sand with 800+ and clear coat the
entire hull. We like automotive clear in very light
coats. Allow to flash and apply 2 medium wet coats.
Make sure the clear is completely cured before final
assembly.
Apply your decals.
Wipe the area with alcohol, allow to dry.
Remove the backing from the decal. If you have
trouble removing the backing, press or squeegee it
firmly, and try again.
Align the decal and press firmly to surface. Roll or
squeegee in place.
Remove transfer sheet from top of decal.
