Tool for efficient deck sanding

sorry guys back again,,heh,,,dont sand until you can paint within 24 hours,,,,thats primer that is,,,,sanding gel a few days before shooting primer is o.k.,,,,,,and NO wiping down with whatever your using ( i say should be denatured alcohol) will not get rid of contaminants,,,,,sand primer,,then lean against it with ya hand,,,,,wipe down with cleaner,,,,spray finish coat, then stand back and gleam at that pretty hand print.,,,,,DONT ask how i know heh

 

Another question

Would it be easier to just spray gelcoat? What are the pros and cons of gelcoat versus awlgrip ot interlux?

Thanks for your input

 

Jim is talking like a professional again. We amateurs have to stick together. Yes ,in the ideal world you should paint the same hour you finish sanding the primer, but we week-end warriors can't do that.. So how to compromise and end-up with a great finish? The hull is not a problem. A boat under 38' can be sanded in one day. That leaves Sunday to paint, not ideal, but it works. The deck is the killer. It will take at least a week to fill, fare, and prime the same boat's deck. 8 days = 4 week-ends (add one more for luck) That's almost a month and a half. So for at least 3 weeks the tape is under the primer and at least 1/2 the boat is primed and sanded. It can't be helped unless you take vacation time from work. I have found that if you go over the whole primed area lightly by hand with 325 just before you paint it works out o.k. Just enough to "wake up the prime" . If it's been on for a few weeks it will start to change color. A light sanding restores it to white or gray. I know it's not the "right" way, But you gotta do what you gotta do. and you'll be surprised at how forgiving Awl Grip can be.

 

go to the pawn shops and buy the oldest ,,heavest ,belt sander you can find,,,a 32 ft deck is alott of sanding,longliner

 

WE don't spray. We roll and tip, you need to talk to Jim about spraying

 

awl-grip takes an un-experienced dude for a 30' boat about a week of prep,,then another week to prime and sand,,then a few days to finish.,,,gel-coat,, takes just a day or so less for prep,,then usually a few minutes to "over kick" or "under kick" the first 3 runs at it,,,then maybe another gun heh,,then after you shoot the gel, theres about a week of fine sanding,,then 3 weeks of wet sanding,,then a week for buffing.
awl-grip is tougher, last longer, and actually easier to "apply",,theres just alot of steps to awl,,alot of steps,,,and ALOT of being careful. but the finish is a better looking finish ( my opinion) and i think just a SMART way to go,,hehehehhe( trust me smarts have nothing to do with being able to apply awl-grip,,by either spraying or "snail" painting,,,,,take me and kapt. fer examples heh

 

Wake Me Please

just noticed it,,,hahahaaha,,,,omg thats like a reoccurring nightmare of mine,,,coming in to my shop to see 1 of my hands (for some reason in his panties hehe) sanding a deck with one of those "tim the tool man " sized belt sander,,hehehe

 

I usually agree with your input Longliner, but not this time. There are too many curves and toe crunchers on a deck for a very agressive sander. A 6" for the few flat areas and hand sand the rest. I know, here is a pic of a 38' that I finished this summer.

 

where ta fruk is this boat pic coming from,,,,,,im seeing another nightmare in my future heh

 

Jim, longliner is O.K. be nice....

Say your sorry

 

im just gonna start "quote'n everyone,,,,,what ya think jeff will say when he sees about 300 pics of that boat thingy

 

im sorry longy,,,,,,is that your boat? haha

 

it better not come up this time!! heh

 

See!!!!

 

sending a singing ,,,,i mean,, a beer telograms nows