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by Woodstramp » Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:36 pm
by Danny » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:15 am
PIX will be coming this week for sure. The first coat is not dry yet..oil takes 24 hours to cure in between coats. It is dry to the touch right now so,inspection reveals a few light spots and some rough patches on the top(murphys law) lol..So, some light sanding on the top in between coats will be needed.. Sides look fine and look very smooth and glossy( I can see my reflection) 
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by Danny » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:34 am
Hello Cliff..The ply always get a coat of poly to stabilize everything right off the bat. Then depending on final finish,in this case gloss oil base paint, A good quality oil primer,several coats with sanding in between untill desired smoothness is achieved.. to fill screw holes. i use an off the shelf wood filler,bordens ,dries fast and hard and is very sandable,all filled holes get spot sprayed with gray primer and sanded... Rustoleum oil based paint for the finish, dark hunter green in this case.. This stuff dries hard as nails..All joints are glued and screwed initially with gorilla glue,after a week or so, you can remove the screws, I also take an extra step when the ceiling liner goes in (glued not screwed, there are no holes at all in my ceiling(if you saw my homemade stick deadman clamps etc. during this process,it is a laugher but results are superb).. now, before top skin, i use a good quality clear acrylic/silicone adhesive caulk around every spar where it meets the ceiling and the sides..all ply edges get poly and, gorilla glue brushed on the bottom edges..Hard as nails when dry..CliffinGA wrote:Danny a couple of quwstions for you bud. What did you use to seal the ply? What kind of filler to fill all those holes? What brand of paint did you use?
Cliff
by CliffinGA » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:58 am
by Danny » Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:31 am
..minwax makes excellent products...I forgot one step, the yellow cans of stain/ sealer..(I always have golden oak on hand)..This stuff is a sealer.. You could probably skip the poly,then go right to oil primer...I got lucky and picked up a gallon of bullseye oil primer for 5 bucks on clearance..Top coat with rustoleum....check this out(there are several vids on the net using this method).. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUYJZHGgiFcCliffinGA wrote:So your using something like this to initially seal first:
http://www.bing.com/shopping/high-build-polyurethane-gloss/p/12B11ACFA10E1CD45011?q=minwax+polyurethane&lpq=minwax%20polyurethane&FORM=HURE
then doing your oil primer and then your oil based paint finish right.
I was curious as I was thinking of doing this and using TSC Valspar restoration paint to finish mine.
Cliff
by Danny » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:43 am
Thanks Miriam..How is everything going down in joplin? Are you planning a new build yet? DannyMiriam C. wrote:mikeschn wrote:I don't see any new pics in your album yet... We need pics... we luv dem pics... Please don't hold out on us!
Mike...
by Danny » Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:32 pm
Second coat of paint on and, drying now...Looks pretty good so far. Really can't tell to you haul them out into the sunshine.. later this week. I need to get the door lock in yet and a rock shield cut out and painted for the bottom front, and a metal rain guard?(what the heck is that metal piece called anyway) 
for the bottom of galley hatch..Oh yeah and the louvered fresh air vents. by Danny » Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:30 am
PIX will come soon, I promise.Users browsing this forum: jdeleon and 2 guests
