Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint…..

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Nichole340

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Jan 12, 2019
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Hunter 340 Narragansett
Thought I would ask if any one uses a rolling seat to sit on when you sand and paint the bottom of your boat? And which ones do you like? I’m on a somewhat smooth paved parking lot so rolling it shouldn’t be that much of an issue. Getting around the stands would be the only thing to contend with.
My knees and back are killing me, in my mind I’m about 15, other parts of me would argue that point though.
Thank you for the help.
 
PaulK

PaulK

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Dec 1, 2009
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Sabre 402 Southport, CT
Sounds like a decent idea, but it needs to have wheel stops or enough friction somehow to keep it from rolling when you don't want it to. Something with too many ball bearings all over will scoot around when you press the sander to the hull.
 
thinwater

thinwater

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Mar 26, 2011
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Corsair F-24 MK I Deale, MD
Nichole340 said:
Thought I would ask if any one uses a rolling seat to sit on when you sand and paint the bottom of your boat? And which ones do you like? I’m on a somewhat smooth paved parking lot so rolling it shouldn’t be that much of an issue. Getting around the stands would be the only thing to contend with.
My knees and back are killing me, in my mind I’m about 15, other parts of me would argue that point though.
Thank you for the help.
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Maybe. But these things can really take the work out of it. A seat would just slow me down by 3 times.
  • Use a short extension on the roller handle, about 30-48 inches depending on the size of the boat. Better grip, better leverage, faster, and less bending.
  • The right short-nap 9" roller.
  • Snug-fitting coated garden/assembly gloves instead of nitrile examination gloves. Much better grip.
  • Hard cap knee pads.
  • Thin the paint very slightly as needed. Depends on the temperature.
  • An effective drill-powered mixer. The one on the left clogs and is a pain to clean (it's only been used a few times). The one on the right will handle the thickest can bottom glop and wipes off in seconds (I've been using that one for 30 years--still clean).
 
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Nichole340

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Jan 12, 2019
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Hunter 340 Narragansett
I like your plan to stir the paint with the paddle. My usual method is mechanically shaken when purchased then periodically shaking until use, followed by stirring with a paint stick. I’ll be updating that method!
I was hoping for leads on a seat, like a rolling step stool, that rolls until you stand on it, then grips the floor. Only in an outdoor version. Not asking for too much or am I.
Worth a conversation at least.
 
dLj

dLj

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Mar 23, 2017
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Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
Nichole340 said:
I like your plan to stir the paint with the paddle. My usual method is mechanically shaken when purchased then periodically shaking until use, followed by stirring with a paint stick. I’ll be updating that method!
I was hoping for leads on a seat, like a rolling step stool, that rolls until you stand on it, then grips the floor. Only in an outdoor version. Not asking for too much or am I.
Worth a conversation at least.
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I use a small wooden stool. But it doesn't roll.
I've never been where that would matter. I just drag it to its next sitting position. But I only use it when I'm working on a location for a time.

However, doing bottom paint, I use an extension on the roller that goes in and out, clicks in place at different lengths and is actuated from the handle where it's held. Way better for painting.

dj
 
thinwater

thinwater

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Mar 26, 2011
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Corsair F-24 MK I Deale, MD
Nichole340 said:
I like your plan to stir the paint with the paddle. My usual method is mechanically shaken when purchased then periodically shaking until use, followed by stirring with a paint stick. I’ll be updating that method!
I was hoping for leads on a seat, like a rolling step stool, that rolls until you stand on it, then grips the floor. Only in an outdoor version. Not asking for too much or am I.
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Painting will be better with the short extension (just a plain stick IMO--light and fast and no need to adjust unless your boat is huge--certainly it is less than the 8 feet a standard wooden pole is for, and there is no ceiling or reaching over furniture). You would never be in one place for long enough to sit, I promise. And no stool is going to roll on a drop cloth, which you will be using.

Sanding I get. Google "library stool." That is where I remember seeing them, and there are a lot of hits. I can see it could be handy on good pavement. But again, are you not required to use a drop cloth to catch the dust and chips, which would negate the rolling stool? We are, even with vacuum sanders.



 
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