Boot top project
Moderator: Jim Walsh
Boot top project
Orion's boot top was looking pretty shabby. It had been the original factory brown, red, and most recently back to brown. A few years ago I had grown tired of a dirty boot top so I had raised it by an inch and painted it with brown ablative bottom paint. It wasn't readily apparent my boot top was bottom paint at a polite distance, but up close it had become the subject of undue scrutiny by persons who shall remain unnamed. One a frequent contributor to this forum and another who is a professional fiberglass man and painter. It was time to remedy the situation.
The pro has been kind enough to offer advice and detail his methods so Orion can once again be proud of her boot top.
I masked above and below the boot top and used an oscillating tool with progressively finer grits to remove all of the existing paint. I then wiped the area down with mineral spirits. Next I masked 3" above and 2" below the boot top in preparation for primer application. The primer used was Interlux InterProtect 2000E. It was applied with a small roller. Three coats have been applied. Next I have to sand the primer with 320 grit paper to obtain a perfectly smooth finish. That will be done in the next couple days.
Once my professional mentor is satisfied with my prep work it will be sprayed with sable brown AwlCraft. Since it is so late in the season it may not be sprayed until spring, but I have added some photos of the steps taken so far. I will update the photos as I progress.
The pro has been kind enough to offer advice and detail his methods so Orion can once again be proud of her boot top.
I masked above and below the boot top and used an oscillating tool with progressively finer grits to remove all of the existing paint. I then wiped the area down with mineral spirits. Next I masked 3" above and 2" below the boot top in preparation for primer application. The primer used was Interlux InterProtect 2000E. It was applied with a small roller. Three coats have been applied. Next I have to sand the primer with 320 grit paper to obtain a perfectly smooth finish. That will be done in the next couple days.
Once my professional mentor is satisfied with my prep work it will be sprayed with sable brown AwlCraft. Since it is so late in the season it may not be sprayed until spring, but I have added some photos of the steps taken so far. I will update the photos as I progress.
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- This was the starting point. Ablative boot top paint.
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- The result after many hours spent with an oscillating tool and progressively finer grit sandpaper.
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- Three coats of InterProtect applied with a roller. The masking tape won't be removed until I finish sanding smooth with 320 grit paper.
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Jim Walsh
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Re: Boot top project
Very nice Jim. Look forward to seeing it when complete.
Re: Boot top project
Done! Since this project was completed outdoors the weather was the controlling factor. The temps were in the mid 40s but the breeze was very light today. I helped the painting pro mask the boot top and watched as he sprayed three coats of sable brown AwlCraft paint.
Now Orion has a boot top to be proud of and I can get her winter cover on next week.
Now Orion has a boot top to be proud of and I can get her winter cover on next week.
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- Boot top masked and ready for the AwlCraft application.
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- Three coats of sable brown AwlCraft sprayed by a pro.
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- ORION now has a boot top to be proud of!
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Jim Walsh
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Re: Boot top project
Excellent Jim. I like your winter cover frame too!
Re: Boot top project
Thanks John. The frame is for my Fairclough cover.
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Re: Boot top project
Orion is going to be looking might fine this spring. I.m not sayin the old boot stripe was nasty but the new one is got to look great!
Good job.
Good job.
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Re: Boot top project
Very nice boot top, Captain.
Can't wait to see it up close in Maine this summer.
Jenn and Terry
Can't wait to see it up close in Maine this summer.
Jenn and Terry
Jennifer & Terry McAdams
Kearsarge, New Hampshire
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
CD 31 #33 "Glissade"
Way too many other small boats
Kearsarge, New Hampshire
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
CD 31 #33 "Glissade"
Way too many other small boats
Re: Boot top project
I hope this is the year I make it to Maine. In the mean time I've got the snowblower at battle stations.jen1722terry wrote:Very nice boot top, Captain.
Can't wait to see it up close in Maine this summer.
Jenn and Terry
Jim Walsh
Ex Vice Commodore
Ex Captain-Northeast Fleet
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The currency of life is not money, it's time
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Re: Boot top project
When I purchased MOON DANCE 8 yrs ago the boot top and bottom needed a lot of work not to mention everything else. I'm not as fastidious as Jim but the results work for me. Here is what I use for paints. I choose them more for the color than the manufacturer. Both have worked out very well over the years.
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- Bottom & Booot Top Paint.JPG (112.68 KiB) Viewed 416 times