[Rhodes22-list] Is Royal Blue Awl Grip.....now pic

[TN Rhodey]

Brad, I am lazy...if I paid the yard to paint I would not have to wash,
compound, and wax!

Actually the gel coat is 25 years old and to restore required a bunch of
buffing and waxing. After a month it would look like shit. Each year it
seemed to get worse. Since the boat was already hauled I decided to go ahead
and have old blue painted.

Wally
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wally,
>
> What was the condition of your topside that made you decide to paint
> it?  Mine is faded and after polishing it fades again quickly.  Leon
> Slicker, the builder of my boat (S2), still has one of the best
> reputations in the industry for the quality of his gelcoat (he now
> builds high-end powerboats) but 25 years weather is 25 years of
> weather and it takes it toll.  There's a part of me that wants to stay
> original and another competing motivation that wants to say, "the
> hell-with-it, go for the least maintenance solution".  Someone help me
> make a decision and send some money!
>
> Brad
>
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:20 AM, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Cool my pic came through. They catch a bunch of flak about over spray
> from
> > EPA so they roll and tip. My yard has some talent and the most complete
> > haul-out capabilities on this part of the TN River. Plus the guys that
> > painted my boat have worked there for 7 and 3 years. I have seen them do
> > some amazing work.
> >
> > The bottom paint was an ablative ...not Micron CSC but something else
> maybe
> > from Petit? I can't remember but they applied 2 coats. I also had them
> > remove an old unused plastic transducer and glass in the hole. I took
> > advantage of end of season special that waived haul out and pressure
> washing
> > with any bottom paint job. We looked at the hull with something like a
> > jewelers loop. They advised me it was time to paint.
> >
> > The cost for Haul out, pressure wash, Bottom job (4 small blisters),
> painted
> > boot stripe, Awlgrip topsides, glassed in thru hull, and launch totaled
> $3K.
> >
> >
> > Fair winds,
> >
> > Wally
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Wally,
> >>
> >> What application method did you/they use?
> >>
> >> Brad
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 7:07 AM, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > I have had trouble with attachments and gmail on the list....the paint
> >> job
> >> > came out great. I went with Awl Grip (Flag Blue) based on my yards
> >> > experience. I used to tell people to look for the little faded blue
> sail
> >> > boat.....no more!
> >> >
> >> > I wonder if this will work?
> >> >
> >> > Wally
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Bob Keller <
> r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com
> >> >wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> I've been through this before.  Stan has used Awl Craft paint.  You
> can
> >> >> google it, call Akzo Nobel and they will send you a color selector
> and
> >> you
> >> >> can verify what color you have or what color ou want.  Awl Craft is
> >> >> apparently easier to match and repair then Awl Grip.  I had someone
> >> repair
> >> >> mine and it is perfect.  They also make a special polymeric wax for
> the
> >> Awl
> >> >> Craft.  I bought some, use it and it is amazing - the hull shines.
>  Very
> >> >> easy to use and I have been waxing the hull twice a year with it.
> >> >> Bob K
> >> >>
> >> >> > From: jbconnolly at comcast.net> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date:
> >> Wed,
> >> >> 1 Oct 2008 19:04:52 +0000> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is Royal Blue
> >> Awl
> >> >> Grip.....> > I think mine is "Flag Blue". Not sure that it is Awlgrip
> >> brand,
> >> >> though.> > Jim Connolly> > > -------------- Original message
> >> >> ----------------------> From: "TN Rhodey" <tnrhodey at gmail.com>> > My
> >> boat
> >> >> is on the hard for bottom job. I am considering painting topsides as>
> >
> >> >> well. What Awl Grip Blue does GB use? Is it the Royal Blue? My old
> blue
> >> 84>
> >> >> > may finally get painted.> > > > Thanks - Wally> >
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