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  1. zool

    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    the 3 m is just vinyl ester fairing compound. for everything. some of the cracks were deeper than the v grooves, so the tolleys, which has the consistancy of milky water til it sets, creeps deep inter them as an adhesive filler. Too small of areas for epoxy. Yeah, alot of work, but i need to...
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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    I polished again up by the bow area with the Presta products but this time I also used wet 1500 grit after the 400, then the machine....its looking better now. Theres only one set of cracks on the other side, then I should be able to spray the gel for the repairs.
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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    I used a blunt cone tip on the tool and grooved all the cracks, that was tedious. I filled in the gouges and scrapes up near the bow and midship. Put some creeper in the deeper cracks and spread a mostly sacrificial coat on Sanded it off with 350 grit to a smooth fingernail test finish.
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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    Got some most of the prep work done for the gel repairs. I stripped hardware where stress cracks were. Todays lineup was just 3m premium, capt tolleys creaping crack sealer, and a mini roto tool i got at harbor freight for 6 bux, easy to handle and hold, and did the job great.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Thata gonna look great, the acr and switch combo is the way to go....
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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    Thanks Sam, Awlcraft 2000 over Awlgrip 545 epoxy primer
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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    Took a little time today to see if I could come up with a gel restoration schedule that wont take forever to get good results. Upon close inspection, the gel has a bunch of pinholes in it that need to be rubbed out. its the dark spots that look like blotches in this pic. I wet sanded a 2 foot...
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    Caulking Release

    The only area you usually need to cut is by the splashwell where the motor mounts. The other areas should come free if u use a multi tool like stated above, or a putty knife and a hammer to break the sealant.
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    '69 creastliner hull strengthening

    No, you dont need to do that. You need to check the wood core on the transom, stringers, and deck if there is one. Those areas can be reinforced with additional cloth and epoxy if they are in need of replacement, or show delamination. Epoxy coating the entire hull without cloth will do little to...
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    1989,wellcraft transom glassing

    On the transition from the transom to the hull sides and hull bottom, staggering gives a better bond, so yeah. Thats considered tabbing. For the top of the transom, you go full width with all laminates. The key point to adhere to is: 12 inch minimum for the tabbing of hull sides and hull...
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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    I forgot to add i plan to inject epoxy in the smaller cracks, and laminate some cloth in the large one. Then use the vinyl ester as a tie coat for the gel.
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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    Thanks guys, painting black always stresses me because its not forgiving. Glad that's behind me. Next im gonna cut and buff the gel to reveal the true color and try to match it best I can. I bought white gel, and some black, yellow, and brown tint. Gonna ground out the large gouges and fill...
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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    The weather looked good today, so I stole a few hours this morning to squeeze out the 3 coats of paint. Came out real good, just a few scratches I missed with the glaze but only noticeable if u know where to look. Very little peel, and no contamination, so im happy. And one mirror shot...
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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    Today I degreased and sanded the primer with 220 on a d/a. After that, I felt there wasnt any blemished large enough to need the 3m premium, s I just used 3m glaze to fill some scratches and pin holes. Then I block sanded it all by hand with 320. Masked it again and its ready to shoot. There...
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    Finishing before gelcoat

    A lot tougher to sand, if ur not looking for perfect, then yes, it will fill the print and smooth the edges.
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    Restoring 1970 Thunderbird Apache

    Hey Tbird, welcome. Looks like you got a lot of work ahead of you. At the top of the page is stickies, the top one is for the tri-hull club, lots of info on the type of boat you have throughout the stickies.
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    Adhesive

    You need an adhesive thats unaffected by hydrocarbons. Most if not all products that are not affected will use the term intermittent for liability issues. If the part youre trying to fix is plastic, you can try to plastic weld it, if metal, you can weld it. Or you could measure it and order a...
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    Finishing before gelcoat

    I usually mix up a fairing compound with resin and micro balloons and skim coat, then sand. You can also use a vinyl ester like 3m premium, but that gets costly. You can also feather out the cloth edges with a compound.
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Nice, well worth disturbing some new vinyl to install that! Probably shift much smoother than an old oem.
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    1996 Century Boats 1800 Center Console Refit and Modernization

    Took advantage of the nice weather today, 75 degrees, light breeze, few bugs, so I went ahead and masked off the boat, sanded with 220, and shot 3 coats of 545. Came out good, little to no peel. Theres still some imperfection tho, so ill have to fair a little more with 3m premium after I sand...
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