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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
new member, new project 14ft Waco Merc 9.8
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<blockquote data-quote="cfox74" data-source="post: 220253" data-attributes="member: 6482"><p>Making some progress. After almost two weeks, working a little each day I managed to get most of the old carpet glue off and got the inside sanded and roughed up good enough to paint. Paint may not like to stick to aluminum but I tell you carpet glue has no equal when it comes to that task! Can I get a witness!!</p><p>One of my neighbors heard me going on for hours with the right angle die grinder and came over to see just what in the heck I was up to. We got to talking and he offered to paint the inside for me at his rental locker. I don't know how this relates in the grand scheme of things but his name happens to be..... wait for it..... Davey Jones. Ain't life downright strange sometimes? </p><p> We turned the boat on it's side on the trailer and washed it down with a pressure washer and some Dawn dishwashing soap. Rinsed it off good and let it dry while we knocked down a few cold ones, swapped some stories and grilled some T-Bones. The paint we used is a two part epoxy floor paint, just a little darker than Battleship Gray. We've painted all kinds of stuff with it at work and it seems to stick to anything pretty well. It took us about four hours cause we had to stop a lot to let the air compressor catch up but we got-er-done. Drying time on the can says 7 days to immersion service, so in about a week it ought to be about as hard as concrete. That gives me time to measure and plan for the decking and the sole work. It seems most folks here on the forum are big on carpet and I ain't knockin it but I'm not gonna use any carpet. I know what I want, just gotta figure out how to get there from here.</p><p></p><p>Oh yeah forgot a pic of the new transom and motor plate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cfox74, post: 220253, member: 6482"] Making some progress. After almost two weeks, working a little each day I managed to get most of the old carpet glue off and got the inside sanded and roughed up good enough to paint. Paint may not like to stick to aluminum but I tell you carpet glue has no equal when it comes to that task! Can I get a witness!! One of my neighbors heard me going on for hours with the right angle die grinder and came over to see just what in the heck I was up to. We got to talking and he offered to paint the inside for me at his rental locker. I don't know how this relates in the grand scheme of things but his name happens to be..... wait for it..... Davey Jones. Ain't life downright strange sometimes? We turned the boat on it's side on the trailer and washed it down with a pressure washer and some Dawn dishwashing soap. Rinsed it off good and let it dry while we knocked down a few cold ones, swapped some stories and grilled some T-Bones. The paint we used is a two part epoxy floor paint, just a little darker than Battleship Gray. We've painted all kinds of stuff with it at work and it seems to stick to anything pretty well. It took us about four hours cause we had to stop a lot to let the air compressor catch up but we got-er-done. Drying time on the can says 7 days to immersion service, so in about a week it ought to be about as hard as concrete. That gives me time to measure and plan for the decking and the sole work. It seems most folks here on the forum are big on carpet and I ain't knockin it but I'm not gonna use any carpet. I know what I want, just gotta figure out how to get there from here. Oh yeah forgot a pic of the new transom and motor plate. [/QUOTE]
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