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Varnishing the deck
- The deck is sanded with 220 grit paper and cleaned with paint thinner.
- The hull is masked with plastic sheet.
- Three coats of marine epoxy are applied to the deck.
- Between coats the deck is sanded with 220 and 400 grit paper and wiped clean with
paint thinner.
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Masking the deck
- The varnished deck is covered with plastic sheet.
- The plastic sheet is secured to the edges of the deck with masking tape.
- The hull has been sanded smooth with 80, 150 and 220 grit paper .
- In a few places the epoxy layer is sanded through to the cloth.
- The hull is cleaned with water and then paint thinner.
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Painting The Hull
- A coat of polyurethane white paint is applied.
- The temperature drops below 40°F overnight.
- The paint doesn't appear to be drying properly.
- It's dry on the surface, but not adhering to the hull.
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After Painting The Hull
- All day long the temperature doesn't rise above 60°F.
- Put the boat in the sun to heat the hull.
- A quick look with preliminary deck outfitting.
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After Painting The Hull
- Benny wants to get in the picture too.
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Bringing the kayak inside the house to warm it up.
- After 20 hours the paint is still not adhering to the hull
- Decided to bring the kayak inside the house to dry.
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Drying the paint inside the house.
- Even with the temperature at 80°F, the paint is not drying.
- CUC said it could take up to four weeks for the paint to dry properly.
- I didn't want to wait four weeks to find out if the paint would dry or not.
- I decided to remove the paint..
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Removing the paint.
- Paint is removed with razor blades, wood chisels and paint scrapers.
- Hull is sanded with 60 grit paper to remove all traces of paint.
- It's a 10 hour job.
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All that remains of the paint
- It all fit into a small pile on the floor.
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All paint removed
- A light sanding with 220 grit paper.
- Lacquer thinner is used to clean the hull.
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Re-Masking the deck
- The deck is again covered with plastic sheet.
- The plastic sheet is secured to the edges of the deck with masking tape.
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Re-Epoxying the hull
- Moved the kayak to my portable building
- It's a bright sunny day and the temperature rises to 80°F.
- Inside the building the temperature approaches 85°F.
- The epoxy is applied to the hull.
- The epoxy sets up fast and doesn't run.
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Re-Sanding the epoxy
- Hull is sanded using a finish sander with 220 grit paper.
- Lacquer thinner is used to clean the hull.
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Varnishing the hull
- Decided to varnish the hull instead of painting it again.
- Will add a white paint stripe at the deck line.
- Sanded the hull using a finish sander with 220 grit paper.
- Cleaned the hull with lacquer thinner.
- Moved the kayak to my portable building and applied the varnish.
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It's ready to be paddled
- Two coats of varnish are enough for now
- If needed further touching up can be done next Spring
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