A Don't Do
Posted: 10 May 2009, 09:25
Hi Guys,
I'd like to share a don't do.
I have spent probably over 5 months stripping my skiff bottom
back to bare timber in order to get that great transparent
color appearance.
I had performed heaps stain tests using the original rosewood stain
After countless hours of heatgunning then hand stripping repairing bleaching staining
then applying final coats sanding again and again etc etc.
I was very happy with the result.
Now the fatal error.
I turned the boat back over and it looked absolute crap.
Deck looks great, Hull looks great, but the don't match!
I did the hull restoration upside down close to the floor.
So i didn't see them together till I turned it over.
Five months of spare time lost. I cant live with the mismatch
I'm starting over.
Darren
I wont live with the result
I'd like to share a don't do.
I have spent probably over 5 months stripping my skiff bottom
back to bare timber in order to get that great transparent
color appearance.
I had performed heaps stain tests using the original rosewood stain
After countless hours of heatgunning then hand stripping repairing bleaching staining
then applying final coats sanding again and again etc etc.
I was very happy with the result.
Now the fatal error.
I turned the boat back over and it looked absolute crap.
Deck looks great, Hull looks great, but the don't match!
I did the hull restoration upside down close to the floor.
So i didn't see them together till I turned it over.
Five months of spare time lost. I cant live with the mismatch
I'm starting over.
Darren
I wont live with the result