Today is a big unknown for me. I've never used clear epoxy paint by Klass Kote. When I mixed it up it had an amber tint to it much like varnish although much lighter. So I'm anxious to see if it will keep its tint as it dries.
My original intent was to hose down the entire boat with it, but now, until I know if it will tint the colors, I've masked off the sides and will see. The only color I don't want tinted at all is the white base paint. I don't mind if the other colors take on a tint.
Spent some time last night applying some numbering to the jib boom adjustment scale that I painted on. Used model railroad dry transfer rub-on decals. We'll see if they survive the clear epoxy paint or if I'll need to sand them off! Added some 'technical' look to the scale though. Also added the boat name to the transom in gold rub-on decals.
This is a pic of the jib boom adjustment scale after three coats of clear epoxy paint. Taken in the garage so looks more yellow than it really is.
Now to let it dry and see where I need to go from there. At this point I'm pretty sure I'll be doing the sanding down through 2500 trick and perhaps even using rubbing compound on it. But we'll see how it looks tomorrow.
Fair winds!
My original intent was to hose down the entire boat with it, but now, until I know if it will tint the colors, I've masked off the sides and will see. The only color I don't want tinted at all is the white base paint. I don't mind if the other colors take on a tint.
Spent some time last night applying some numbering to the jib boom adjustment scale that I painted on. Used model railroad dry transfer rub-on decals. We'll see if they survive the clear epoxy paint or if I'll need to sand them off! Added some 'technical' look to the scale though. Also added the boat name to the transom in gold rub-on decals.
This is a pic of the jib boom adjustment scale after three coats of clear epoxy paint. Taken in the garage so looks more yellow than it really is.
Now to let it dry and see where I need to go from there. At this point I'm pretty sure I'll be doing the sanding down through 2500 trick and perhaps even using rubbing compound on it. But we'll see how it looks tomorrow.
Fair winds!
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