The boat progresses
19 February 2011 01:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
igenlodeThe second coat of enamel has gone on now, after goodness knows how many layers of primer (seven? eight? ten?), and the hull is finally starting to look good. That is, smooth and shiny.
I thought I'd made another mess of it after the first coat of gloss enamel, which picked up every hint of a brushstroke in the primer beneath and had to be sanded back almost to nothingness -- but evidently this helped to 'seal' the surface in the manner of a first coat of varnish. At any rate, the second coat has been far more successful.
After almost two months a decent finish is almost within view... let's just hope the boat is actually watertight this time as well, after her spectacular quick-diving demonstration on her first flotation test..!
I thought I'd made another mess of it after the first coat of gloss enamel, which picked up every hint of a brushstroke in the primer beneath and had to be sanded back almost to nothingness -- but evidently this helped to 'seal' the surface in the manner of a first coat of varnish. At any rate, the second coat has been far more successful.
After almost two months a decent finish is almost within view... let's just hope the boat is actually watertight this time as well, after her spectacular quick-diving demonstration on her first flotation test..!