Weep'n Willy
Master Chief Petty Officer
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Re: My Chieftan project
No did not use the Nautolex brand adhesive. After plenty of google research and info from other boat resto forums I deemed that the Weldwood Contact Cement would fit the bill. At $29/gal from Home Depot vs 90+shipping for the Nautolax brand was a no brainer for me. My test sample on a scrap of the sealed flooring wood showed it to adhere solidly and with no discoloration or distortion of the Nautolex. I am not sure about the aroma of the Nautolex brand adhesive but this stuff sure is potent. Even with a good breeze going my buddy and I did get a bit of a buzz from this stuff. He opted to hang out for a while after we completed it before driving home. This is not an adhesive I would desire to use indoors.
Prep consisted of rough sanding the floor with 100 grit then vacuum and wipe down. Nautolex was positioned and fitted to my desire then we folded it lengthwise in thirds. Applied the cement with a 6" by 1/4" nap roller by dipping it in the gallon and rolling it out on the floor and then on the Nautolex. Gave it approx 15 minutes to get tacky then laid a section in and used the J-roller to roll it out. Gave it about 10 minutes or so to set well then did the next section. As you can see in the pic the Nautolex was wide enough to go up the sides of the hull a couple inches, which we applied lastly. My intent is to have any rain water run straight back the floor to the bilge and not run down the sides of the hull and under the flooring. Overall I am well pleased with the results.
No did not use the Nautolex brand adhesive. After plenty of google research and info from other boat resto forums I deemed that the Weldwood Contact Cement would fit the bill. At $29/gal from Home Depot vs 90+shipping for the Nautolax brand was a no brainer for me. My test sample on a scrap of the sealed flooring wood showed it to adhere solidly and with no discoloration or distortion of the Nautolex. I am not sure about the aroma of the Nautolex brand adhesive but this stuff sure is potent. Even with a good breeze going my buddy and I did get a bit of a buzz from this stuff. He opted to hang out for a while after we completed it before driving home. This is not an adhesive I would desire to use indoors.
Prep consisted of rough sanding the floor with 100 grit then vacuum and wipe down. Nautolex was positioned and fitted to my desire then we folded it lengthwise in thirds. Applied the cement with a 6" by 1/4" nap roller by dipping it in the gallon and rolling it out on the floor and then on the Nautolex. Gave it approx 15 minutes to get tacky then laid a section in and used the J-roller to roll it out. Gave it about 10 minutes or so to set well then did the next section. As you can see in the pic the Nautolex was wide enough to go up the sides of the hull a couple inches, which we applied lastly. My intent is to have any rain water run straight back the floor to the bilge and not run down the sides of the hull and under the flooring. Overall I am well pleased with the results.
began.....sanding the hull of the scratches and then starting the wet sanding. Well let me say I don't think my shoulder and right arm will forgive me for this one. My buddy brought over the required equipment, (sandpaper and orbital sander for ) and demonstrated the proper technique to sand out the major scratches with the sander and then wet sand by hand. Good lord that is a lot of boat to hand sand. He laughed and assured me that this was only the beginning of the hand sanding as it will be done throughout the painting process.. My, something to look forward to I guess. But he did assure me that it will look good when finished.
