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

elle watermusic38 at yahoo.com
Thu Nov 13 13:40:02 EST 2008 

Brad,

Have you tried Poli-Glow? 

It won't work on the paint that GBI uses (Stan tells me it will soften the topcoat...) but on gelcoat it is spectacular.

Not expensive, easy to put on & maintain, and looks fabulous.

elle

We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)


--- On Thu, 11/13/08, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Is Royal Blue Awl Grip.....now pic
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 12:15 PM
> 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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