Second try...

So yesterday I put on three coats of paint on the hull and the rudder. Wasn't enough and there was orange peel.

Second try today. I sanded everything with 400 wet/dry paper and pretty easily flattened out the orange peel.

Then mixed up some more paint and when it was ready sprayed it on. The rudder I experimented with and layed on what I thought was a ton of paint, but it took it well and I think I'm done with it.

I tried the same heavy technique with the hull but for some reason wasn't as able to get as much paint on it. I've been hanging it by a cord and perhaps I'm not able to control it enough. Next coat I'll lay it upside down on something and spray it that way. Should be able to get a heavier coat on that will flow better. I'll be able to keep a more consistent distance too.

Third coat tonight and I only did the hull. Sprayed on a lot of paint but still have orange peel in some areas. The rudder looks professional though, so I'll have to keep that in mind.

The bulb looks good too, but you can easily see the orange peel. This was taken before the third coat and it actually looks better now, but there's still some left.

I'll just have to see how it looks tomorrow and go from there. Pretty busy week this week so I may not be able to get back to it until next week. Humph...


Good winds!