For the past two days I followed Justin's advice on keel preparation, stripped my keel down to bare lead, West system epoxy coated it, followed that with interlux 2000/2001 barrier coat, and after a few more coats will be ready to bottom paint it. Unfortunately I can no longer walk, bend over, lift anything over 2 ozs., or use my fingers to grasp things. Justin's advice should come with a disclaimer that this advice is only for young people in good physical condition. Actually it seems to be coming out well and only time will tell. The weather was a little cold for the epoxy to cure and the barrier coat but I think it will be fine. Cold just tends to slow down the chemical reactions, not stop them. Can't wait to launch her and try out my new asymetrical spinnaker. Best Regards and thanks Justin, Dave
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And the price just keeps going up, Dave
I stripped, sanded, barrier coated, and bottom coated the hull and keel last Spring. When I came home on one weekend, my grandkids thought I looked like Papa Smurf. I was blue from head to toe from scraping and sanding. I also got physically sick from the paint dust. It is PURE HELL to be nauseated and wearing a mask that doesn't seem to be doing a damned bit of good. Ahhh, but why did I put myself through this?? Because, at 55 years now, it will be a hell of a lot harder to do it in five years. My goal is to reduce the price in pain five or ten years from now by enduring what I can handle (better) now. Ibuprofen works well if it is properly mixed with a joyful outlook for the coming sailing season. Smooth sailing, Tom And don't fault Justin for his suggestions. He hasn't had TIME to get old yet
I stripped, sanded, barrier coated, and bottom coated the hull and keel last Spring. When I came home on one weekend, my grandkids thought I looked like Papa Smurf. I was blue from head to toe from scraping and sanding. I also got physically sick from the paint dust. It is PURE HELL to be nauseated and wearing a mask that doesn't seem to be doing a damned bit of good. Ahhh, but why did I put myself through this?? Because, at 55 years now, it will be a hell of a lot harder to do it in five years. My goal is to reduce the price in pain five or ten years from now by enduring what I can handle (better) now. Ibuprofen works well if it is properly mixed with a joyful outlook for the coming sailing season. Smooth sailing, Tom And don't fault Justin for his suggestions. He hasn't had TIME to get old yet
The heart attack I just had . . .
proves at least my heart has been around a while. Glad the project looks like its working out. I think you'll be amazed at how much better you can make it point when you're done. Justin - O'day Owners' Web
proves at least my heart has been around a while. Glad the project looks like its working out. I think you'll be amazed at how much better you can make it point when you're done. Justin - O'day Owners' Web
Justin, hope you were joking!!
I was. If you really did have a heart attack, please forgive my humor. It doesn't seem as funny now... Tom
I was. If you really did have a heart attack, please forgive my humor. It doesn't seem as funny now... Tom
No, just kidding too!
Your headline gave me a start, but not quite a myocardial infarct, then a pretty good laugh. I was at school, showing a friend the site, and when I hit the show last 24 hours link, that's what he noticed first!! He got a great laugh and I'm sure I haven't heard the end of it! Anyway, I enjoyed the humor. Justin - O'day Owners' Web
Your headline gave me a start, but not quite a myocardial infarct, then a pretty good laugh. I was at school, showing a friend the site, and when I hit the show last 24 hours link, that's what he noticed first!! He got a great laugh and I'm sure I haven't heard the end of it! Anyway, I enjoyed the humor. Justin - O'day Owners' Web
What temp for Interprotect 2000
Dave - read your note on interprotect 2000 with interest. I'm about to paint it on a Cat 30 but have been told not to do it until the temperature reaches 50 degrees. Frankly, I just want to get on with it. I know there hasn't been a lot of 50 degrees around CT; did it cure okay for you? Did you bother to wipe the hull down with a solvent wash? I'm unsure if this is necessary on a freshly sanded hull.
Dave - read your note on interprotect 2000 with interest. I'm about to paint it on a Cat 30 but have been told not to do it until the temperature reaches 50 degrees. Frankly, I just want to get on with it. I know there hasn't been a lot of 50 degrees around CT; did it cure okay for you? Did you bother to wipe the hull down with a solvent wash? I'm unsure if this is necessary on a freshly sanded hull.
interprotect temperature
the can only lists cure times for 50 degrees and above. I went ahead with it anyway at 40+ I don't know exactly, but I am using it for a primer for bottom paint not for hull osmotic protection. This is over a lead keel. I wiped the keel down after sanding to bare lead with acetone to remove residue. I work in aerospace composites and we use acetone to clean surfaces prior to laying up cloth so it should work well for your application, wear a chemical respirator it is a large surface and evaporates very quickly so you will breathe a lot of fumes. For my application the material dried (cured) fine as best I can tell, only time will really tell. I applied it over the west epoxy while the epoxy was still tacky, my thought process being that as the epoxy cured the two materials would bond together and adhere better. I am using two coats of interprotect on the keel, the first coat is thin and didn't look like it was good enough as a primer coat. It takes 5 hours between coats so it really slows down this job on limited time. wish i had great weather and a whole week off. West epoxy temp. limit is 40 degrees but I have used it in the mid thirties for non critical bonding. takes forever to cure at that temp but it does eventually. one trick to keep it from curing when mixing large batches is to freeze it and you gain a lot of pot time by slowing down the reaction.
the can only lists cure times for 50 degrees and above. I went ahead with it anyway at 40+ I don't know exactly, but I am using it for a primer for bottom paint not for hull osmotic protection. This is over a lead keel. I wiped the keel down after sanding to bare lead with acetone to remove residue. I work in aerospace composites and we use acetone to clean surfaces prior to laying up cloth so it should work well for your application, wear a chemical respirator it is a large surface and evaporates very quickly so you will breathe a lot of fumes. For my application the material dried (cured) fine as best I can tell, only time will really tell. I applied it over the west epoxy while the epoxy was still tacky, my thought process being that as the epoxy cured the two materials would bond together and adhere better. I am using two coats of interprotect on the keel, the first coat is thin and didn't look like it was good enough as a primer coat. It takes 5 hours between coats so it really slows down this job on limited time. wish i had great weather and a whole week off. West epoxy temp. limit is 40 degrees but I have used it in the mid thirties for non critical bonding. takes forever to cure at that temp but it does eventually. one trick to keep it from curing when mixing large batches is to freeze it and you gain a lot of pot time by slowing down the reaction.
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