Recent content by john.0

I'll will keep posting updates as I go along.It might be a couple of weeks before I get to coating/painting it though. I wish I had taken photos when I first got it and of the process of removing the tar. For future reference diesel is very effective at dissolving tar leaving it easy to wipe...

I have a bit more gunk to clean of what I guess would be the keel and the other lengthwise supports on the bottom ,a couple of rivets to replace and a couple of pinholes to braze closed. Here are a couple of photos. It's actually 14 feet long not 13.No inside shots yet but it's just standard...

My intent is not to do a full restoration of this boat and pass it down the family for generations to come.It's an old boat that would be used on local creeks for a couple of years and likely never see anything other than a 40 pound thrust trolling motor. I have a 12 foot jon aswell (which I...

I took it out to the car wash this afternoon and it helped a little bit but it's still not how I would like it to be. I want to coat it because it looks like crap and it's obviously got a few leaks.I was looking into Gluvit but for $107 a gallon I would hate for it to not properly adhere.I also...

I used diesel and rags to remove the tar and it worked quite well.I sprayed it and let it sit in the sun and the tar liquified it. My concern is not with the pitting but getting a base coat to properly adhere with what little tar that's left in the nooks and crannies.Scrapping it for $40 or $50...

I think it's because of the paint also.It appears to still be structurally sound and there aren't too many waves around these creeks here. I wouldn't be losing anything,I got a trailer with a title out of it.Around here any kind of trailer with a title is a steal for $150.

I wouldn't be losing much.I paid $150 for it and was most interested in the trailer it came on. I have also never seen or used coal tar epoxy before and was hoping to find somebody who has.I just figured it probably mesh with what was left behind.I'll likely end up trying the coal tar epoxy and...

I'm in Missouri so as far as I know its not been in salt water. It was heavily coated with what I think was a copper paint though.

Thanks for the welcome and I will get to the profile soon. It's an old 13 foot semi v and I'm working on the outside. My plan was to remove the tar then prime and paint but the way the corrosion is I am unable to get all of the tar out of it,also the tar has seeped under the rivets.I'm pretty...

I have the hull stripped of the tar and what was left of it's paint,it is corroded quite a bit and all over.I have tried mineral spirits and brushes but It is virtually impossible to remove every last bit of tar from the very porous corrosion.When heat is applied tar leaches out from under...