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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1970 ish Mirrocraft 14 Deep Fisherman Project
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<blockquote data-quote="DesertRAT" data-source="post: 372097" data-attributes="member: 15473"><p>Well I spend the last 4 weeks sanding and cleaning and I finally got the paint off the hull. I first washed it with a pressure washer and all the decals and reg#'s just flew off. The bottom of the hull was bare aluminum in quite a few places from 40 years of use and it must either hit the trailer or someone has been bottoming out in the lakes but the paint that was on there came off pretty easy with water and steel wool. I finished it off with a rotary sander and some fine grit paper. When the decals came off, I noticed what the original color was and the rest of the sides were just completely faded by the sun. I liked the way the hull looked as bare aluminum so I decided to do the sides as well.</p><p></p><p>I am going to try to polish and buff out the boat with some aluminum polish and decide whether I like it or not. If I like it, I'll start the build (decking and stuff) right after Christmas. If not, I'll paint it either gray/blue or white/blue, since that are the colors of my seats and carpet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DesertRAT, post: 372097, member: 15473"] Well I spend the last 4 weeks sanding and cleaning and I finally got the paint off the hull. I first washed it with a pressure washer and all the decals and reg#'s just flew off. The bottom of the hull was bare aluminum in quite a few places from 40 years of use and it must either hit the trailer or someone has been bottoming out in the lakes but the paint that was on there came off pretty easy with water and steel wool. I finished it off with a rotary sander and some fine grit paper. When the decals came off, I noticed what the original color was and the rest of the sides were just completely faded by the sun. I liked the way the hull looked as bare aluminum so I decided to do the sides as well. I am going to try to polish and buff out the boat with some aluminum polish and decide whether I like it or not. If I like it, I'll start the build (decking and stuff) right after Christmas. If not, I'll paint it either gray/blue or white/blue, since that are the colors of my seats and carpet. [/QUOTE]
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