flow coating a centreboard
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Topic: flow coating a centreboard
Posted By: winging it
Subject: flow coating a centreboard
Date Posted: 02 Jun 08 at 4:37pm
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how easy is it to do this yourself? what sort of materials are best? where can I get them from? advice gratefully received! ------------- the same, but different... |
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Posted By: Adds
Date Posted: 02 Jun 08 at 5:07pm
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Holmemkol Sport Polish then Aqua Speed. Don't capsize though!
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Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 02 Jun 08 at 5:23pm
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don't do it if there is any risk at all of capsizing! seriously, it is really really annoying if you do capsize, very very slippy, makes it really difficult to right the boat. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 02 Jun 08 at 7:27pm
it is for my contender..... perhaps I shall just paint it then....  ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: Contender 541
Date Posted: 02 Jun 08 at 7:50pm
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In that case - definately don't ------------- When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss Crew on 505 8780 |
Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 05 Jun 08 at 9:19pm
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Flow coat is the "technical term" used for painting with gelcoat! I personally wouldn't recommend it in this case though unless you have lots of time to wet and dry as it is much thicker than paint and you will struggle to get it smooth. I'd use a good quality paint as it will give you more than enough protection.
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Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 08 Jun 08 at 6:41pm
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thanks, - any recommendations for the paint?
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Posted By: DaveL
Date Posted: 17 Jul 08 at 6:34pm
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I am considering flow coating my N12 Rudder, is it just gelcoat plus water then just paint it on? or do you have to add anything extra
------------- Contender GBR443 National 12 - 2859 "Dogmatic" |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 17 Jul 08 at 7:43pm
| I really wouldn't use gelcoat. Two pot polyurethane paint has to be the material of choice... |
Posted By: DaveL
Date Posted: 19 Jul 08 at 11:43pm
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Thanks JimC, will try that
------------- Contender GBR443 National 12 - 2859 "Dogmatic" |
Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 20 Jul 08 at 11:59am
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how about smoothing it off and then simply spraying with a few coats of car spray? surely that will be up to the job and will be cheap and easy to apply..... ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 20 Jul 08 at 12:22pm
Car aerosols get suprisingly expensive if you buy it in quantity, and the result is thin and easily scratched. The two pot poly will burnish and polish down better and last longer. Worth it IMHO. |
Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 20 Jul 08 at 6:09pm
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fair enough, i would have thought with a centreboard it wouldnt matter (you need to keep it off the bottom anyway and it stays safe in the slot on shore... im pretty sure if you were doing a centreboard then one of halfords larger cans would do the job (about £7)
------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 21 Jul 08 at 10:41am
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What we used to do with laser foils was use car body primer (white) its cheap, more or less the right colour and does not need much finishing. I don't think it will work as well on glass foils, but it depends on the severity of the damage and the size of the repair. ------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: dave.blakesley
Date Posted: 21 Jul 08 at 10:07pm
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Btw the National 12 DaveL's talkin about we are currently restoring, if
anyone wants to check out our progress we have a website-thingy showing where we're at: dogmatic2859.blogspot.com feel free to make any comments etc or send us an email. We've only just started so not much there atm but we hope to have her finished by the end of the summer!! ------------- |