chris armstrong
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Hi all
After being out of boats for about 5 yrs now as i had gon over to the dark side and got into planes.
so, 5 yrs on i had the need for speed and purchased a jae 12g kit.
The thing went together real well and i am excited i will have a quickish boat in a small package.
I need some help on painting the thing.. Pref done at as little cost possible.
i will be blending 3 colours.
How can i do it?
I was thinking about primeing the hull and then painting
Realistically, i would love a way to be able to spray it myself out of spray cans.
Can you boys please share a couple of secrets and help me finish it off.. i will supply pics too.
An idea i had was to prime the boat, then spray with cheap spray cans and then use finish cure over the lot.. the only concern i have is what sort of finish will i get? im not after the shiny'st boat on the water, but i do want a nice finish.
i need to know what i can prime it with?? the instructions say prime it and then wet sand.. i dont want to use wrong primer and it is not waterproof when i sand it. what primer should i use (in a can pref).. another question is if i do as described in the above and paint after prim with cheap cans, how do i eliminate the finish cure from running.. i guess the question is how can i evenly apply finish cure?
ur help is much appreciated
i have built gelcoat/glass boats straight out of the mould but this is my first ply boat and first rigger...
After being out of boats for about 5 yrs now as i had gon over to the dark side and got into planes.
so, 5 yrs on i had the need for speed and purchased a jae 12g kit.
The thing went together real well and i am excited i will have a quickish boat in a small package.
I need some help on painting the thing.. Pref done at as little cost possible.
i will be blending 3 colours.
How can i do it?
I was thinking about primeing the hull and then painting
Realistically, i would love a way to be able to spray it myself out of spray cans.
Can you boys please share a couple of secrets and help me finish it off.. i will supply pics too.
An idea i had was to prime the boat, then spray with cheap spray cans and then use finish cure over the lot.. the only concern i have is what sort of finish will i get? im not after the shiny'st boat on the water, but i do want a nice finish.
i need to know what i can prime it with?? the instructions say prime it and then wet sand.. i dont want to use wrong primer and it is not waterproof when i sand it. what primer should i use (in a can pref).. another question is if i do as described in the above and paint after prim with cheap cans, how do i eliminate the finish cure from running.. i guess the question is how can i evenly apply finish cure?
ur help is much appreciated
i have built gelcoat/glass boats straight out of the mould but this is my first ply boat and first rigger...