Re: 77 Starcraft Holiday 18 i/o - rebuild with pics galore
No sweat man. I'll lookup what I did as it was a little while back.
For the most part I stripped down to the bare alum with a stripper, gave it a light sanding with a 100 grit sandpaper to give it a surface to bite to. I used a wire wheel/brush to get into the nooks and crannies.
I washed it down and then let it dry thoroughly in the sun. Wiped the whole boat down with Xylene so it doesn't leave a residue.
I rolled the Interlux Zinc Chromate primer with a low nap roller with a hard plastic core I believe...I didn`t want the roller to soak it all up if it was a thicker nap paper core roller. The stuff rolls like water as it is thin and I thinned it a percentage with the thinner for it to go a bit further. Here`s the link to the description of the product. I has to be applied and hit with a primer with 24 hours or it has to be sanded off and applied again.
http://ca.binnacle.com/m128/INTERLUX/p6627/INTERLUX-VINY-LUX-PRIMEWASH-QUART/product_info.html
Interlux 353/354 Viny-Lux Primewash is a self etching primer designed for use on properly prepared bare metal. It provides optimum adhesion of primers and finish paints.
Metal surfaces should be clean, bright, well abraded and free of rust, mill-scale, grease, oil and paint. Sandblasting, power wire brushing and grinding with medium grit emery cloth are the best methods of cleaning the metal.
Immediatly after the metal has been cleaned apply one thin wet coat of Interlux 353/354 Viny-Lux Primewash that has been thinned 25% with Interlux 355 Viny-Lux Solvent. The coating should be a translucent Yellow.
Allow the Interlux 353/354 Viny-Lux Primewash to dry a minimum of one hour but no more than 24 hours before the application of the next primer or finish coating. If allowed to dry more than 24 hours, it must be sanded completely off and a second coat applied. Never apply more than one thin coat. Multiple coats of 353/354 Viny-Lux Primewash will cause detachment from the metal surface. Do not apply product to painted surfaces, only on bare metal surfaces.
Theoretical coverage is 106 square feet per Quart Kit brushing or 80 square feet if spraying. Can be applied at temperatures above 40 degrees F (5 C) Mixes at a 7:1 ratio.
Must be thinned 25 - 30% by volume with Interlux 355 Viny-Lux Solvent.
I then rolled the two part Interlux NE2000 epoxy primer on within the 24 hours window from the time I applied the Vinyl-lux primer. The two part primer goes on thick as it is a high build primer and can be lightly sanded to get a smooth finish before applying the Interlux VC performance epoxy. You will want to use the low nap plastic core rollers as the typical paper roller wouldn`t last long at all. I tried to roll and tip the NE2000 but it was maybe too warm out for me to get it right. It was perhaps best to roll it on and just sand it to perfection. I should have spent more time sanding as it will show when you do your VC performance epoxy.
The VC performance epoxy stinks to high heaven so wear a mask that can filter VOC`s...and rolls like milk. I`d do some reading as it can be wet sanded as well but has to be done within a certain period or it will be too hard to sand
You can probably roll and tip the VC performance epoxy but I just rolled it best I could. If I had it to do all over again and knew how to spray properly I would have rolled everything and sprayed the VC performance epoxy after some good sanding and prep on the primer.
The VC performance epoxy is as tough as nails as it`s make for trailered boats and I think I`d be hard pressed to even scratch it.
