28 BERTRAM EXPRESS CONVERSION

[Mbiggerstaff]

Sander the rolled on primer. Looked real good. Sprayed a coat today. Second (really the 5th coat). and final coat of primer tomorrow. May get first coat of performance vc on Saturday. 3 coats of it and she rolls back over.

[DAYTRIP]

Great progress. Looking forward to seeing the final coats. I am trying to upload some pics of my console now.

[Mbiggerstaff]

Sprayed first coat of performance VC. Second tomorrow and third on monday.

[DAYTRIP]

Do you have to wait 24 hrs between coats or are you just doing it that way per your preference?

[Mbiggerstaff]

Minimum of 7 (dry enough to walk on) max of 24 without having to sand between coats. This stuff gets really hard fast according to spec sheets. If you wait too long it might not bond. It takes a good couple of hours to spray and then throw in the 45 minute activation time and it is just hard to do 2 coats in a day and still have time for other things. Unfortunately this is not a full time job right now. It takes about 3 quarts to put a coat on. This has been true for the primer whether I rolled or sprayed it and the VC today for anyone's planning purposes.

[Mbiggerstaff]

Finished the bottom today!

[DAYTRIP]

Congrats! Looks good. Will you wet sand or just go with it?

[Mbiggerstaff]

just go with it

[Mbiggerstaff]

Primed, wet sanded and reprimed times 2. Ready to roll her back over. I climbed on top of her to put the plastic on prior to priming. considered wet sanding the bottom. Too slick to stand on ever barefoot.

[Cracker Larry]

That's sure looking good! It's a lot of boat to paint.