This morning I looked and sure enough, the orange peel is still there. Erf...
So here's my plan...
It's a busy week and I'll not be able to get to the boat much until later next week. But when I can get some time I will:
1. Sand most of the hull again. The rudder and transom look great though. At this point it's really just the keel I'm most concerned about. The hull needs to be sanded for the red paint though too.
2. Give it one more coat of white paint. This time I will set the boat upside down and really lay on the paint using nice, full, close passes. Being a modeller I'm very hesitant to spray too much, but it seems that with this gun (and using a full size air compressor) that I need to really lay it on. So far when I've done that on the rudder and transom it hasn't run or sagged. It feels like I'm close to it sagging but hasn't. I just need to trust that I can get the same results on the entire hull and keel. Worth a try!
3. Let that dry for several hours/overnight and then mask for the red paint.
4. Paint masked areas with a light coat of white to fill the tape lines. Let that dry just while I clean the gun and mix up some red paint (and hour or so).
5. Spray on three coats of red.
6. Remove the masking tape.
7. Move on to finishing the deck hardware and varnishing.
8. Make the rig (this could take some time...)
9. Install radio gear.
10. Go sailing!
It's a simple ten-step process from here! ;-P Wish me luck!
Smooth seas!
So here's my plan...
It's a busy week and I'll not be able to get to the boat much until later next week. But when I can get some time I will:
1. Sand most of the hull again. The rudder and transom look great though. At this point it's really just the keel I'm most concerned about. The hull needs to be sanded for the red paint though too.
2. Give it one more coat of white paint. This time I will set the boat upside down and really lay on the paint using nice, full, close passes. Being a modeller I'm very hesitant to spray too much, but it seems that with this gun (and using a full size air compressor) that I need to really lay it on. So far when I've done that on the rudder and transom it hasn't run or sagged. It feels like I'm close to it sagging but hasn't. I just need to trust that I can get the same results on the entire hull and keel. Worth a try!
3. Let that dry for several hours/overnight and then mask for the red paint.
4. Paint masked areas with a light coat of white to fill the tape lines. Let that dry just while I clean the gun and mix up some red paint (and hour or so).
5. Spray on three coats of red.
6. Remove the masking tape.
7. Move on to finishing the deck hardware and varnishing.
8. Make the rig (this could take some time...)
9. Install radio gear.
10. Go sailing!
It's a simple ten-step process from here! ;-P Wish me luck!
Smooth seas!
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