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sprayerman
Been doing a bit of research on the forum here and on other sites, spoke to a few tech guys at various paint suppliers, and would like to get your guys' thoughts on things please.
I've got an older bass boat that has oxidized beyond the cut n' buff stage. This last cut n' buff I burned through a little flake that went from blue to silver. Not real annoying to me since it's an old boat, but I have the carpet out and am redoing it and am also in the process of repairing the vinyl seats and spraying them with a vinyl paint.
I read about guys here giving the gel coat a 320 scratch and then clearing. I have a dark black stripe down the side that I'd like to do a little patch work on, mask n' spray black and replace the decals on her. I also thought of maybe shooting an oriental blue candy over the entire job (top cap only not touching anything below the rub rail) to even everything out, but candy and 320 isn't going to jive well. My better judgement is saying to scratch 320, lay down some 2100 clear first, scuff her, and then do the paint work, and shoot a final clear so I get the best tooth I can get away with. Am I trying to shoot the moon here? Or should I just clear the darn boat and be happy I have some new clear to preserve things?
I've got an older bass boat that has oxidized beyond the cut n' buff stage. This last cut n' buff I burned through a little flake that went from blue to silver. Not real annoying to me since it's an old boat, but I have the carpet out and am redoing it and am also in the process of repairing the vinyl seats and spraying them with a vinyl paint.
I read about guys here giving the gel coat a 320 scratch and then clearing. I have a dark black stripe down the side that I'd like to do a little patch work on, mask n' spray black and replace the decals on her. I also thought of maybe shooting an oriental blue candy over the entire job (top cap only not touching anything below the rub rail) to even everything out, but candy and 320 isn't going to jive well. My better judgement is saying to scratch 320, lay down some 2100 clear first, scuff her, and then do the paint work, and shoot a final clear so I get the best tooth I can get away with. Am I trying to shoot the moon here? Or should I just clear the darn boat and be happy I have some new clear to preserve things?