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Discussion => Boat Showcase => Topic started by: tamsone6 on December 24, 2013, 11:57:27 PM

Title: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 24, 2013, 11:57:27 PM
Giving my boat a new coat of paint tomorrow as a Christmas present to myself. Going with white base and silver pin striping and accents. Spent all day sanding it down today.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: 74 SleekCraft on December 25, 2013, 07:42:14 AM

Giving my boat a new coat of paint tomorrow as a Christmas present to myself. Going with white base and silver pin striping and accents. Spent all day sanding it down today.


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what kind of paint are you gonna use?


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 25, 2013, 08:24:35 AM
PPG base/clear.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: 74 SleekCraft on December 25, 2013, 09:57:55 AM

PPG base/clear.


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is that a gel coat?


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 25, 2013, 10:00:10 AM
No I'm using auto paint on it. I'm leaving the original gel coat on the bottom but the rest of it is coming off, it was cracking pretty bad.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: 74 SleekCraft on December 25, 2013, 10:04:33 AM

No I'm using auto paint on it. I'm leaving the original gel coat on the bottom but the rest of it is coming off, it was cracking pretty bad.


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oh ok. I was just curious cuz me and my bro are gonna paint his boat.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 25, 2013, 10:05:30 AM
Are you doing a gel coat on it?


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tunnels on December 25, 2013, 10:07:57 AM
Is your boat a Taylor of California?
Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: 74 SleekCraft on December 25, 2013, 10:11:00 AM

Are you doing a gel coat on it?


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im not sure how were gonna do it just yet. I used spray paint on the transome of my boat and it tuned out pretty good. The river people was etched on the boat so I filled it with glass bondo then primer/filler then spray paint.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 25, 2013, 10:16:49 AM
Yeah it's a Taylor.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 25, 2013, 10:19:32 AM

im not sure how were gonna do it just yet. I used spray paint on the transome of my boat and it tuned out pretty good. The river people was etched on the boat so I filled it with glass bondo then primer/filler then spray paint.


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What's the boat in the background?


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: 74 SleekCraft on December 25, 2013, 10:20:51 AM

What's the boat in the background?


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thats my bros rogers 18ft. That's the boat were gonna paint.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 25, 2013, 10:22:33 AM
Ahh what color you going with?


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: 74 SleekCraft on December 25, 2013, 10:30:03 AM
Gonna keep the same colors scheme.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: KOOCHYOLOGIST on December 25, 2013, 12:01:54 PM
Did u fiberglass that rear lip on the boat?


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tunnels on December 25, 2013, 12:42:49 PM
the lip is how they came new. It's to keep the ass end planted at triple digit speeds.
Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 25, 2013, 02:49:05 PM
Nah it pretty much looked exactly how it does in the pics when I bought it. Thing is huge at 21.5' still does about 60-65 with a pretty mild 460. Rides a little rough in choppy water but I can't complain, picked it up for 600 bucks and pretty much all it needed was to have the carb rebuilt.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 25, 2013, 05:59:55 PM
Done with the white.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: rush1 on December 25, 2013, 06:36:02 PM
That looks great nice job

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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: KOOCHYOLOGIST on December 25, 2013, 06:42:33 PM
Looks like a pretty sick boat


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: jamiemwedmore1234 on December 25, 2013, 07:48:05 PM

Done with the white.


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do you paint for a living or just your projects


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 25, 2013, 07:52:40 PM

do you paint for a living or just your projects


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Just my projects and occasionally some of my friends cars when they wreck them haha


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: jamiemwedmore1234 on December 25, 2013, 08:57:44 PM

Just my projects and occasionally some of my friends cars when they wreck them haha


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im in the middle of prepping my boat for paint and I'm far from a painter learning as I go but I'm patching bolt holes in the bow and the 3"vent hole in the rear of the boat


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 25, 2013, 09:02:04 PM
That's pretty much how I learn everything. :) Just gotta give it a try haha a little research on google can always help too. Yeah it's funny how many holes those things get in them over time. I must have filled in at least 30.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 27, 2013, 01:28:02 PM
Bout 10 hours of color sanding and buffing and I'm finally just about halfway done. Starting to look real nice.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: BIG JOHNSON on December 27, 2013, 01:30:19 PM
Pics?
Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 27, 2013, 01:30:29 PM
Won't let me up load pics. I'll try again later lol


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 27, 2013, 01:33:35 PM
 Pic.
Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: carrera202 on December 27, 2013, 05:33:26 PM
Looks great keep up the good work soon hopefully I get to start my project


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: rush1 on December 27, 2013, 06:37:36 PM
What are you using for the cut and buff I personally love the 3m stuff.

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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 27, 2013, 06:40:21 PM
3m perfect it. Works really well but it's definitely pricy but then again anything that says 3m on it is.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: rush1 on December 27, 2013, 06:47:56 PM
Yep I love that stuff what kind of paint are you using ? I'm sure it's a polyurethane but shat brand

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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: rush1 on December 27, 2013, 06:48:23 PM
Auto correct what brand

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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: Chad krieger on December 27, 2013, 06:50:11 PM
Got a new hat rac for my present


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 27, 2013, 06:57:28 PM
Ppg, I don't remember off hand what line it was.  It sprayed pretty well. I guess time will tell if it's any good though.




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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: Jet Boat Maloney on December 27, 2013, 07:50:57 PM
Can't beat classic white looks clean. Good job.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: rush1 on December 27, 2013, 08:12:53 PM
I'm digging it bud I've looked at it a couple of times really nice work what colors are you going to put on it or are you leaving classic white ?
Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on December 27, 2013, 08:19:34 PM
Thanks man, I'm really excited to get it out on the water again when it gets warmer.
I'm planning on doing silver lettering and some pinstripes down the center and around the sides of the bow.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on January 02, 2014, 10:16:16 PM
Got it all put back together. Waiting on my vinyl graphics still. Really happy with how I came out, decided to just keep it all white. Next project will be to completely re do the interior and get rid of that ugly green stuff. Not sure what color I want yet either but first I have to find myself a good old sewing machine. Also going to paint the trailer next time I have the boat off.


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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: tamsone6 on January 02, 2014, 10:19:26 PM
More pics.
Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: rush1 on January 03, 2014, 06:38:13 AM
Man that came out nice

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Title: Re: My Christmas Present
Post by: Jet Boat Maloney on January 04, 2014, 11:03:50 PM
This is the first thing I ever painted after I learned a hard lesson. When in doubt throttle out and put my buddy boat on the rocks in Mohave Valley. Learned a little Fiberglas work after I put a giant hole under the drivers seat.  Laid down white base coat then the blue and cleared it wet sanded and had it pin striped then buried it with four coats of clear color sanded and buffed.


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