So…the painter came out, sanded, taped off, and resprayed the V-berth again because of the overspray problem I wrote about last week.
And…he botched it again. Nicely flowed out in some places, but dry as a popcorn fart in others. Not as bad as the first time, but still not good.
So he sanded, taped off, and resprayed the whole thing again, this time taping it off in sections. One of the good things about the ICA topcoat is that you can tape it off about 10 minutes after you spray, so long as you don’t use super sticky tape. Third time’s a charm.
Sanded with Mirka Abranet 320 grit
Almost ready for the final, final, FINAL topcoat
Once everything was cleaned up and taped off, I turned on the exhaust fan and left the painter to his craft.
Next day, my mood approaching the V-berth was somewhere between dread and trepidation
That’s more like it
It’s a small room, but spraying in sections solved the overspray problem
Peeling back layers of plastic and tape
The big reveal
Sorry for the dusty lens in the pic above. The V-berth does look good. And it’s got enough coats of varnish on it that I suspect I’ll never have to do it again!
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: The Salon Entry Folding Door
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