NO, you dont have to spray it. You can float on coats with a brush. Build it up enogh to be able to block sand it flush. Stepping to a finer grit paper. Finish with 800 wet and buff it in with a med. to course compound. As for the rest of the floor, wet sand with 800 also and buff it up. I cant say how much it will improve, it really depends on how bad it is. It's worked for me several times so give it a shot. Just another idea, after sanding, mask off everything and shoot a few coats of urathane clear on it. Done that too... good luck and if you need more just call me.
Mike :notam: :hammerhea
I've talked to a couple people and I'm still a little confused on what to use. The area I'm fixing is in the black right behind the shaft log. Basically I've got it sanded down to the bare floor in the spot I had the chipping. The shaft log was moved and the clear was never applied where the holes were filled, so It chipped up around those old holes. Its not real bad just a small patch, but it bugs the hell out of me, and I'd like it to look right. The clear that chipped up is about 1/16" thick, and pulled the black up that was stuck to it. Is this clear gel coat???? Flow coat?? Polyester resin??? As you can see I'm not sure how they layed the floors of these things. I'd like to be able to blend it the best of my ability without doing the whole floor(thats a couple years down the road). Is this the stuff I want to be using Duratec Polyester Hi-Gloss Coating (http://duratec1.com/dp05.html). The floor is the original as far as I know, so I want to put down the same material. Then my plan is to sand and buff the rest of the floor and try and bring it back to life. Any help would be great.
Here is the best shot of the floor I have(dirty as hell)... Its a '77 Cole.
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