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

[Brad Haslett]

Wally,

It sounds like you faced the same situation I'm facing.  The gelcoat
will buff out beautiful, it just won't stay that way but for a month.
I'll be curious to hear your report on the transformation of the
topsides after a year.  I'm all for painting the hull, it is the
topsides I'm having doubts about.  At the risk of starting a new
thread, since the economy is down, have the Mexicans looked at the
boat painting market?

Brad

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:40 AM, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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