Well you could say today has been a bit of a roller coaster
Perfect conditions for getting that clear coat on so set to and masked off the top surfaces so that the bottom and sides could be done first.
The product used was 'Woodminder' floor finish, no longer available regretably as it is such a good product though there is at least one other alternative just as good.
Totally fuel proof to 10% if not more, it thins with cellulose thinners and sprays superbly. Touch dry and handleable in 20 mins or so which today proved a real bonus ......
Mixed up 150cc thinned with 50cc and sprayed about 120cc on the boat - looking good so far. Stopped for a coffee then turned the boat up and remasked to do the topsides. Again it went on well but the remaider wasn't quite enough so quickly mixed up some more and carried on .
Everything was still going well when, feeling that I had now put enough on the top I decided to quickly remove the masking and use the remainder in the gun along the sides. Two good passes on each side and there it was - the biggest bl--dy run ever produced by a spray gun. Near the full length of the side and heavy - really heavy - like grapes infact
Oh dear oh bl---y dear. Golly gosh I said or something very similar. PANIC No don't - YES -
DO Against all the advice on runs offered to others in
do not touch it it was just so bad I had to try and wipe it. Result - total bl--dy mess - well at least I thought so - but the 'grapes' were gone.
After 'regaining ones composure' (SWMBO, enjoying the sun in the garden - "Is something the matter dear?"
) I set it in the sun to warm and cure. This was about 10.30. By 1.30 I thought it was hard enough to try to sand out so stuck some 400 grit wet and dry to a small flat piece of wood about 1-1/2 long and gently scrubbed at it. I was somewhat amazed to find that it was indeed hard enough to sand and by 2.00 all trace of this near disaster was gone - PPHHEWWWWWWWW.
Unfortunately there are no pics to show of this epic but believe me I really did think this was going to be a strip back and start again situation.
Looking back I think I may have overdone the thinner on the second mix - that, and being over confident by how well the preceding coats had gone, I certainly wasn't paying attention to the build up while actually laying it on the sides.
Spent the rest of the day cutting back all the other surfaces - I think I need to give the bottom another layer as I have gone through in a couple of places but it's looking good for a test run in the very near future
I shall sleep well tonight!
Regards - Ramon