Eric's C21

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Good to know about the thinning making it go faster. Your getting closer. Keep up the good work! It's looking great.

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Eric, Yes, your boat is really looking great!! Jeff

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Thank You Barry and Jeff. :D

Just a quick update. I test sanded a couple of places with 180 grit paper. It's going to take a little more work but I could finesse a nice finish from the areas where the primer got nasty with out cutting all the way through the new primer. :D :D :D

Man it feels like crap in the machine shop. I'm thankful I'm not building in the sun though. This is with 32 tons of AC running. The machines generate an unbelievable amount of heat. It's 90 outside and we'll hit 97 by Thursday. Y'all stay hydrated and build early if you are building down south.
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It was nice and cool this morning so I went to work applying the second coat of primer. I finished priming where I had to stop yesterday. I had many places that did not cover well from the thinned primer. I used the extra I had mixed to go back over all that. I think the surface will stay smooth, the primer laid down well this morning.

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I am curious why you would thin the primer. When I did mine I used a high-build system 3 primer which helped in the fairing before final coat.
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cape man wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2017 1:59 pm I am curious why you would thin the primer. When I did mine I used a high-build system 3 primer which helped in the fairing before final coat.
I was trying to keep it from having the orange peel texture I got from the first two coats. I'm not sure if it was necessary. :roll:

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I started at the transom this morning. I'm taking my time and going slow. It is already hot in the shop.
I switched to the graphite powder for the finer grit papers I'm using.
It details finer than the Dykem.

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After sanding with 180 part way. I'm being careful as possible not to cut through but it's still happening in a few places.
After this round of sanding I'll re-prime over these and just feather it in. I'm tired of fighting primer.

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Half of transom is done. I went down to 220 then a light pass at 320.
This is as good as I plan to get this.

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Eric, yes, I hope so as it looks fantastic!! Jeff

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Jeff wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2017 1:55 pm Eric, yes, I hope so as it looks fantastic!! Jeff
Thanks My Friend! :D

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I like the graphite better than the Dykum whihc is already better than the spray paint.
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