Eric's C21

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topwater wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:31 am Okay i must have missed something , why do you need a surface primer over the high build ?
I am with Richard on this one i think it looks great. Is there some problem with the primer ?
Thank You Topwater.:)
No issue with the high build, it's doing what it is suppose to do. I'm getting a real nice finish.
The thing is to get there I have cut through in many places. To cover these without having to have as heavy a build
I'm going to surface primer. I have discussed this with Jamie and Robin at EMC.

Jamie thinks I would be fine going on to topcoat. I suspect he's is most likely correct.
That said, I don't want to risk the paint coming off the boat a year from now. Though I think that is less than a 1% chance of happening.
Robin at EMC has advised me that if this were her boat she would go to surface primer as well.

I simply weighed the pros and cons.

Pro's:
1. I'll get a more even color from top coat.
2. I reduce the chance of paint adhesion issues. Same primer from topcoat manufacturer.
3. Reduce the chance of losing my finish from a heavy build of primer.

Con's:
1. Additional cost. (some what negated as this will last over several builds)

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cvincent wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:19 am When I applied the system 3 primer I was able to obtain a very nice finish, but had a very fine orange peel. It may have been ok as it was but I applied the EMC surface primer over the system 3 to eliminate the orange peel before the application of the topcoat. I used these products when painting my D15 skiff. This is system that I used and it worked to my satisfaction.
It was your post that started me down this path. I think it will work as well for me! :wink:

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Okay i get it now. I guess i'm not that anal 8) When my boat looked like that i went right to paint.
Not the best paint job but it looked good to me. Build on :!:
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topwater wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:35 am Okay i get it now. I guess i'm not that anal 8) When my boat looked like that i went right to paint.
Not the best paint job but it looked good to me. Build on :!:
Topwater your paint job might not be the best :?: but I am not sure how it could have looked any better than it does :doh:
Your boat does not need to take a back seat to anything I have seen.

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Fuzz wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:38 pm
topwater wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:35 am Okay i get it now. I guess i'm not that anal 8) When my boat looked like that i went right to paint.
Not the best paint job but it looked good to me. Build on :!:
Topwater your paint job might not be the best :?: but I am not sure how it could have looked any better than it does :doh:
Your boat does not need to take a back seat to anything I have seen.
I have to agree with this. Topwater, That boat is beautiful. :D

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I'mmmm still sanding after all this time...Sing to Elton John's "I'm still standing".

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Nice Eric!!! Really nice work!! Jeff

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Eric that boat is going to be the most sanded and faired of any that has been built here. Can't wait to see it when finished.

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I am pretty sure if you weighed the sanding dust at this point it would weigh more than the boat :lol:
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topwater wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:56 am I am pretty sure if you weighed the sanding dust at this point it would weigh more than the boat :lol:
That's funny stuff! :lol:

I finished sanding the second side. I decided to block sand the bottom with 120 to prep for epoxy/graphite.
I was not really happy with the job the RO sander did. It may not matter for what's going there but I want to start smooth.
The surface primer came in this morning. I plan to have a coat of that on friday. I plan to test it on the transom first.

Back on bottom.

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