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Old 06-30-2014, 11:47 AM   #6
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Default Re: Sign-up: How to Wetsand & Buff a 1960 Glastron Fireflight

This last Saturday the Ship Shape TV show with the 1960 Glastron Fireflight being sprayed with new Gel-Coat aired on Fox Sports.

I took some pictures using my iPhone to share the progression of this project. I apologize for the small pictures, best I can do when using a phone to take pictures of Ship Shape on TV.


Here's the boat before the top was separated from the lower hull.








John and Jeff discussion the process to re-gel-coat a boat.









The floor was rebuilt with new stringers installed.




Here you see the top cap is completely oxidized and worn out...







Here's the hull upside down on a trailer to make it easier to work on after the hull and top cap were separated.





Here's the hull being moved off the boat trailer and onto some work dollies.






Here's John talking with Rick Hop from Fiberglass Coatings, Inc on the spray gun that is used to shoot gel-coat...








Here's new gel-coat being sprayed onto the hull...








Here's the top cap being sprayed using gel-coat that has been pigmented to match the green color that came on a 1957 Chevy...








And this is how this episode ends. John Greviskis closes the show by saying the next step will be to wet sand, cut and buff the hull with yours truly here at Marine 31.

So if you want to be a part of this project then get signed up.


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