LM18 Houston Tx

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Re: LM18 Houston Tx

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I finished the hull painting. I am pleased and ready to move on to the next step.
I had two imperfections. 1) two kamikaze knats which i should be able to mostly remove later and 2) a little bleed through on a drip repair i had to do on the first coat. I have done three coats and there is no way i am doing another so this is it. I used Alexseal paint with the roll / no tip additive. I did not tip and there are no visible roller marks or popped bubble marks. I sanded between each coat with 320 and 400 grit.

This pictures shows the one blemish. You can see under two coats an outline of the drip repair where i sanded it back down to the primer.
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Otherwise it looks pretty good.
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Re: LM18 Houston Tx

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Oh no................. that blemish makes the whole boat look bad. You had better give it to me. I will let you know where to drop it off :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Blemish or not that looks really good. And I am thinking no one would ever see it unless you point it out.

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Looks great from here!
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Eric - just started following your build. I can only hope that mine turns out half as good. Looks great.

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Snazzy color. Around here, that'd scare the lesser fishes into thinkin a monster northern pike had just honed in on them. But it looks really cool.
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Oh yeah! Paint job looks great! So a positive review on the roll no tip additive? As advertised?

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Positive review. However, it was my first experience painting so not sure how to compare. It was amazing to see the roll marks and bubble disappear as i moved down the hull. I would load the roller and paint in two foot sections. By the time i finished a section, the section behind the last was a smooth as glass.
Hopefully it is tough. If it is, it definitely surpassed expectations.

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ericwensel wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:24 pm Positive review. However, it was my first experience painting so not sure how to compare. It was amazing to see the roll marks and bubble disappear as i moved down the hull. I would load the roller and paint in two foot sections. By the time i finished a section, the section behind the last was a smooth as glass.
Hopefully it is tough. If it is, it definitely surpassed expectations.

Count it! The looks prove it!

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Gorgeous paint job you will never see that little boo-boo once you launch it. :D

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Re: LM18 Houston Tx

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Great job, she looks great!!! Jeff

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