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WATERROCKET
04-18-2003, 03:56 AM
Guys, Started to buff the bottom of the my hull. This is not fun...should i start with wet sanding?
At this pace i won't get the boat in the water this year.
396_WAYS_TO_SPIT
04-18-2003, 07:56 AM
Go www.havasubarney.com (http://www.havasubarney.com) and ask away wink He is the gelcoat guru :D
396
Licketty Split
04-18-2003, 01:25 PM
I am feeling your pain brother I started with 320 grit on a ordital and finished wth 1200 block
HammerDown
04-18-2003, 04:43 PM
Tell me about it...I Wet color sanded my WHOLE 21 1983 Daytona...but she's standing tall! :D
DUCKY
04-20-2003, 07:32 PM
Buffing usually doesn't do much good without sanding first. Just curious, why are you buffing the bottom anyways?
WATERROCKET
04-21-2003, 12:39 PM
Finished, 400 then 1000 grit and buff, the bottom never was painted, looks like it now though. Do not care to do that agian.
propless
04-22-2003, 05:34 PM
Orbital sander, a damn good one like from Porter Cable – trust me on this one!! Start with 320 or 400, then 800, then a 1000. Get real comfortable; take mass amounts of Ibuprofen and numerous beers at night so you’re yours arms relax at your side and do not point at the ceiling.
I completed a 27' day cruiser just a month ago. Sand down the entire bitch or was that boat, shot the PPG’s best exterior auto paint, then the PPG’s best urethane (another real joy to work with – cover yourself and have a damn good respirator), new carpet and now wrapping up the interior. Yes sirre, I'll be so damn broke I can't afford the gas to run this summer, but it looks great in the driveway
What was the question???????????