Cameron's FS14LS+5%

[VT_Jeff]

Wow, looks pretty dang smooth from here! I'll be interested in how long you have to wait before sanding and recoat, I'm going on 5 days now.

[bamaguy0]

According to the Data Sheet I can recoat in 8 hours at 90F or 16 at 70F. Low tonight is 68F. I don't usually work on it on Wednesdays anyway so we'll see what it's like on Thursday. Definitely should be good to scuff 'er up by then.

I checked on it an hour later and it appears to have smoothed out some more. I think after 2 coats she'll be pretty smooth. I'll get some close ups prior to scuffing. It's easy to look good from 10 feet, but 6 inches is another thing all together.

I'm gonna have to get another quart anyway because I think I want the console to be hull color instead of white, so I might just do a 3rd coat with that batch to make sure they match.

[pee wee]

I've never had luck getting a smooth finish without starting with a smooth finish- paint just changes the color!

[bamaguy0]

I've never had luck getting a smooth finish without starting with a smooth finish- paint just changes the color!

Yeah I'm learning that's the case. Now I'm wondering if I sand now or sand later.

Coating is definitely dry to the touch this morning. Not sure I'd go sanding on it just yet, but it's definitely dry and not sticky. Here's a few close ups showing the texture. It is no doubt glossy, just a reflection of the underlying substrates. I used a non foam roller for primer and thats where the orange peel texture is coming from. 2nd photo is an area where trying to tip left streaks. Not bad, but slightly visible.

[bamaguy0]

Well Jeff, it was definitely sandable today.

I might have cried a bit as I did this, but I have a surface finish goal and it's only going to be easier if I start back over. Even at this level of sanded there are still low spots of orange peel that have glossy paint still in them. Ill finish sanding her back down tomorrow night and probably into Friday. Probably do a coat of primer with the same 1/8 nap foam roller on Friday. Sand smooth Saturday. Maybe a coat of paint Saturday or Sunday. Should be able to work a 2nd coat in next week and I'll still be ready for the flip by Memorial Day weekend.

[VT_Jeff]

Ouch.

Good call rewinding, you wont miss a week in the years you'll have the boat.

Surface contaminated? Too smooth? Dry too fast?

[bamaguy0]

Nah it was a perfectly good coat adhesion-wise. I just left the primer with too much texture in it.

[bamaguy0]

It's like deja-vu all over again!

She is no doubt smoother this go-around.

[bamaguy0]

Much better!

[OneWayTraffic]

I had similar issues with the POR15 primer I used on my C17. I haven't sanded it yet, but will when the weather warms up a bit. (It's late Autumn here).

For the record though I don't think anyone but you would ever notice a small amount of texture. Even mine, which is a substandard finish at present seems smooth and fair as soon as I step back for a photo.

On the inside I consider texture to be a feature, not a bug. Don't want sun glare on the eyes.