Re: 1956 Glassmagic Playmaster
Hey Guys,
I'll dig into my old website files on that boat. I can't remember off the top of my head what paint I used.
It was a one part polyurethane.
Sweet! I found the info - I'm pulling it off the old build site:
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It's amazing how crappy a boat looks even if the hull is perfect w/o paint! This picture shows me about to primer the sides of the boat. I'm using Interlux Pre-Kote gray to do the sides. If I had to do it over again, I would have ordered white for the sides, and used the gray for the deck only.
I used a roller to apply the primer, and I used a foam brush to tip off the primer and remove all the air bubbles.
Primed! I was glad to get the sides in primer. It's funny how doing body work for a few weeks doesn't seem like you get much accomplished, but a 20 minute prime job feels like you're almost home.
I painted the sides of the boat with Interlux Brightsides Polyurethane Enamel. This white is much glossier than the white latex I used on the bottom of the boat.
I used a roller to apply to the paint, and a brush to tip it off.
Priming the sides and stripe are just as easy as priming/painting the sides and bottom. The only thing that takes awhile is the masking. It took me a long time to mask the stripe just the way I wanted it. I also highly recommend the blue 3M masking tape for any striping work that you do. It's good stuff. I've never run across a bad 3M product - they cost a little more but I think it's worth it.
The stripe and deck was primed with Interlux Pre-Kote gray. I primed one coat for the stripe, and two coats of primer on the deck. The paint was applied with a roller and a foam brush was used to tip off and remove any bubbles from the paint.
Primer has been applied to the deck and stripe in the above photo. Not seen is all the primer that I managed to apply to myself while working on the boat.
I painted the deck and stripe with Interlux Brightsides Polyurethane Enamel. I chose black because I wanted something different than most boats. I applied the paint with a roller and brush. The next day I came back and applied the second coat and painted the stripe.
Again, the painting only takes 30 minutes or so, it's all the masking that takes forever! I wiped everything down with acetone before applying the second coat.
Check out that nice mess I've got going on at the right side. Acetone, paint, roller, toolboxes, epoxy, parts boxes...
The boat after the two coats of deck paint had been applied, and the stripe had one coat of the black applied. I removed all the masking tape about an hour after painting the boat. I was very relieved to get to this stage. Painting one coat and then having to wait another day to apply the second was frustrating. I also did my painting outside, so it was depending on whether the weather would cooperate. I was furtunate that we had good weather most of the time I worked on the boat.
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I remember spending an insane amount of time on bodywork for that boat. I used epoxy and glass bubbles for the body work.
It's not difficult to do at all. Don't let the stuff worry you. You'll be amazed at what your boat will look like by using the roll/tip method. I recommend the 6" white foam rollers (got mine at home depot) and a 4" natural bristle brush (also home depot). Work in small sections, but work quickly. You don't need to work at a frantic pace, but don't set your stuff down and go eat a sandwich. You want to keep a wet edge and keep moving. It really very easy to do.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
