<VV> painting on the cheap

[Les]

Wasn't many coats at all. Primer plus two colour? Three at the very most.

Les

http://www.mts.net/~corvair/P8060039.JPG
http://www.mts.net/~corvair/boatsold.jpg

Bryan Blackwell wrote:
> Hi Les,
>
> One detail - how many coats of paint did you apply?  Glad to hear it 
> turned out well.
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Sep 23, 2009, at 8:58 PM, Les wrote:
>
>> I painted a boat with Brightsides recently. Look up 'roll and tip' 
>> for the method. Gives a smoothish glossy finish that would be easy to 
>> sand perfectly flat. On the boat I left it as is - until the sun hits 
>> it at the right angle you'd never know it wasn't sprayed, and I 
>> didn't colour-sand at all.
>>
>> Les
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>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:05:18 -0700
>> From: Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> painting on the cheap
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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>> from that Corvair $50 Paint Job website
>>
>> Update, 11-25-07
>>
>> Since this car was painted, Oct. 2006, the "state of the art" in roller
>> painting has moved on. Interlux Brightsides marine top [deck] paint
>> seems to be the paint of choice. It is a single stage polyurethane paint
>> with UV inhibitors and self leveling/flow additives.
>>
>> The moparts.org thread is now in three sections and a couple hundred
>> pages long. About any questions I could possibly think of have been
>> answered there already.
>>
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