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Prep & Painting

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The process of sanding and fairing in preparation for painting is a LONG, TEDIOUS process, but it's critical to getting the job done right. At some time, a previous owner had repainted the boat, and the paint was in BAD shape. In places, the gel-coat underneath was also in pretty bad shape. To make sure that my paint job would turn out right, I had to remove all of the old paint. In the places that the original gel coat was also in poor condition, I had to sand it down, too...

My fingers are SORE- But I'm not done yet.... Still a LOT more blue to remove. I've been looking like a smurf a lot recently. There really isn't an easy way to do this- I use my orbital sander with 80 grit paper where ever I can, but there are lots of places that a sander just doesn't fit, so a lot of hand sanding is inevitable.


Finally, ALL the light blue is off. Time to start filling holes and cracks!

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