Prepping the Sea King

[coolness]

I sanded the outside of the hull tonight and about 1/2 of the inside. I sanded the back of the stern to bare metal; easy to do because it's flat. I found it impractical and difficult to attempt to sand the hull to bare metal. The old Sea King has too many uneven surfaces. I did read that removing the loose paint will be sufficient. I did give it a good scuff and smoothed out the rough spots. Feels pretty smooth.

The upper part of the inside and the stern has a rough coating; not sure what it is but I sanded it just a tad for better adhesion and removal of any buildup. When the sanding is done, should I Gluvit the rivets and seams or prep with acid etch first?

Should I spray the paint or use the roll and tip method? What is the "tip" part of this?

Does the etch act as the primer? For paint, I see that many use Marine Rustoleum. I am planning on white for the outside and some shade of green for the inside.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[chuckm51]

Re: Prepping the Sea King

Hey Coolness,
I just spotted your project. I am planning this fall to pull my 1950 Lone Star 14' aliminum boat out and buff or media blast the hull to shiny metal and strip/grind/media blast the inside of all loose lipped paint, and repaint in some cool, sea green I think. Maybe paint the hull below the side metal rib too.
Did you get advice to use a palm sander? I am worried about swirl marks. Media blasting rental equipment is $150 plus the media, but I think it is up to the job.
I hear aircraft stripper, from the auto parts store, does the job too, but leaves a pesky residue.
And muriatic acid diluted to clean the hull.
Any advice you care to share will be most welcome.

I will follow your posts and see how you do.

Chuck in Austin

 

[chuckm51]

Re: Prepping the Sea King

Oops. That would be aluminum.

 

[chuckm51]

Re: Prepping the Sea King

My 1954 evinrude superfastwin 15hp, for the resurrected Lone Star.

Chuck