1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Found a less expensie jb weld at HF. I dont know if anybody has used it but it was only 99c!! Will try it & post results.

As I said before i also found rustoleum primer huigh build.

Will see how this comes out.

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Did some more sanding and started to fix the dents

Startboard (right hand side) dent.

Port side dents.

punched them out & cleaned them.

And now marine tex the heck out of them

Will let dry and will sand tomorrow.

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

It has been a long time spent prepping the body, sanding, filling and learning to pull dents & what have you. It feels like i dont have any fingerprints from all the sanding and I know i weigh a couple of pounds more from all the dust in my lungs. But finally i can say the heavy work has been done.

As you can see I have sanded the epoxy (gluv it) to a smooth finish, only on the visible parts. Will repimer and then wet sand.

Filled the dents nicelly.

Keep in mind this will not be a show boat, (it will sctratch from the fishing, drinking and what else). So i have only attended the most visible dents.
Moving on to the heavy build primer.

 

[Triton II]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Nice work Azlo... she'll scrub up beautifully!

TII

 

[Azlo]

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Some of you have asked what paint scheme?..well something like this. I hope.

I dont know how I will get there but i will try.

 

[CheapboatKev]

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wow!!

Why does that have the shape of the Starship Enterprise from Startrek?

Badazzzzzz Azlo..badazzzzzz

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Make it so number one.

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

lol
Ya know when they move a project to the FINISHED section here..They ask you to clean up a lot of non repair/restoration banter..
And lose a bit of the "heart" of the guy doing the project..

keep on bro

 

[HopeSheFloats]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

That will look 'outta' this world

 

[sprintst]

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I'm going to try avoid the showboat thing myself so my boys can enjoy themselves. If it get scratched then it will just get painted again eventually.

Keep up the good work. The colour scheme will look great.

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Thanks fellas

I want my trips to be wooory free, no need to worry if that branch or the sand will scratch the hull. I want it to last or at least my lifetime.

 

[wroberts840]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

I like what you have done!!! keep up the good work!

 

[Azlo]

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OK so now i was gonna spray the heavy build primer from rustoleum, mixed and shaked it and then sprayed it.
It came out like crap. It looked like non skid.

I looked at the mix thinking that i need to shake it some more. But I noticed that the primer and the mineral spirits dont mix. I read the can and its suggesting RUSTOLEUM ACETONE.

Dam the bad luck. Should of read the can first. So im off to get acetone @ Autozone will be be back.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

OOOooooo, rats! Bummer man! Did you do the whole boat already?

 

[Azlo]

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Not yet jasoutside. Luckily it was just the transom. Back from Autozone got the acetone & ready to spray will post pics soon bro.

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Man i dont know what just hapenned but i feel like lost $50. This rustoleum filler primer just was not filling the scratches, even after not using any thinner. One quart per side at 26$ a pop was just not cutting itand it calls for 2-3 coats. The red Zinc was the thickest primer ever, so I used it with the acetone and it worked beautiful. The transom was beautifull it filled the scratches very well.

So i had to gover some spots to fill in scratches.

Well at least something good cameout of it. I still dont know why i got these primer blisters, gonna have to do some research.

But i know that before painting it white I will need to primer gray so the red of the zinc wont bleed through the white paint. Now to clean up.

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

man I hate the clean up part..lol

 

[Triton II]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

Looking good Azlo. Keep up the great work, even with that blister she's really on the move now...

TII

 

[HopeSheFloats]

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Could the blisters come from beads of sweat, or fingerprint oil...are you using a water separator on your compressor...just thinking out-loud
She aughta look real sweet with that ultra smooth base you've got going on.

 

[Azlo]

Re: 1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

HSF Im thinking its the change from mineral spirits to acetone that I did. Im gonna sand and reprime but i was agressive degreasing it. As far as moisture i have a desicant filter, 2.5 foot long full of Desiccant .