The Art Of Wet Sanding, Not Our Art, But The Art, Not That Art Isn’t “The” Art.
Ya go and scratch up a perfect coat of paint/varnish
You may think this is going to be some insight on wet sanding. Nope, It’s photographing wet sanding. I love this stage of the process. Stuff comes to light. Small little flaws, and you begin to see the hard work done in the prep stage. I KNOW, this is getting so milked its like frozen butter by now. But its all I got, and if you have looked on ebay lately, my go to desperate move, there aint a lot of anything. I am predicting an El NoneO weather pattern this winter. Anyway, Pictures of wet sanding. WOW! This could be a new low. Next I will do stories on dust bunnies, and cob webs. Could someone please have a disaster soon? With pictures. No one hurt please. Like a scratch on your varnish. Or maybe a good old head gasket issue, so we can all comment on how we would have done it better, and then go on the rant about parts being made over seas. Okay this story has left reality now.
GA! Water droplets, with an October low sun.
You can see the iphone 14 Pro reflection, And yes, I am about to upgrade. My Nikon is not getting a lot of milage these days
Some little low spots. Direct light is critical to this process
After another coat, note I kept the original wood and glued together a kinda roasted part. Could Stinky be one of the most preserved Racers out there? One little strip of wood is new circa 1960. Other wise 99.9% original.
Hatches ready for red
Coat? I have lost count, but its starting to smooth out. Wet sanding varnish is like some sort of zen thing
A fresh coat of white. And to answer the question why Epiphanes vs Kirby. The white and red are a dead match to the original, and I have cans left over from last time I painted. Kirby is KIng in my book!
It’s officially getting obsessive
And bam, a timeless still life
Slowly back out of the building and let paint and varnish do there thing alone. This was all done by 10 AM, gotta make the doughnuts.
I really don’t mind “Stinky” stories. It is fun to watch the process! And, since I am stuck on home renovations, I can live vicariously through you! Wow! I really enjoyed the photo of the water beading on the bow with the sunlight coming through the open door…very cool! I think it makes the boat special with it being so original. It may not be perfect, but the flaws tell stories! Thanks for coming up with your story each morning. Some might say my life is a little sad, but in the morning I can’t wait to see what Matt wrote for that day!
I am new to this, so I especially enjoy these posts about caring for these works of art.
I’m certain that I am KNOT alone with my opinion here. Your Stinky Stories are among my favorites! Your workmanship and photography are OUTSTANDING! Your spelling…
Don’t worry about it Matt. No one ever minded a little milk.
“Wet sanding” brings back memories. It is looking awesome, to me it was one of the most satisfying parts of the process, that and buffing.
Matt be careful……………….Gene, Gene made a machine, Joe, Joe made it go and Art, Art let a fart and blew it all apart!!!
BTW when the hell are you going to straighten out the lifting rings, they are driving my OCDness nuts.
Art, you should watch this film about Chuck Barris. The guy was far more than just a goof ball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EkARnq7XRE
I looked at the intro and I may watch it later……..after my nap, not a dirt nap, just a little nappy.
Matt be careful……………….Gene, Gene made a machine, Joe, Joe made it go and Art, Art let a fart and blew it all apart!!!
BTW when the hell are you going to straighten out the lifting rings, they are driving my OCDness nuts.
So after the reno will the stink be gone? Will this mean a renaming?
Jeff, Maybe we should have renaming contest/pole? I’m in.
Looking very nice Matt.
Artiste 🙏❤️
Late to the party again after working til 4AM on my project. Much rather be a boat project, but prefer your step by step coverage over some other stories actually not that you will see this. I’ve always thought you should have more actual project work coverage but you can’t always do the project, write, photograph and do the story layout every day (plus keep SG on track). I know the pressure after doing 4 all nighters just to get my work done so I can get to my boat before Last Gasp. At least I can see the end in sight.
Matt, that’s looking good. When you said you were wet sanding the decks, I was wondering why you would wet sand primer but I see you were wet sanding top coat paint. So what are you doing with the sections of deck that have the grooves/seams and what do you put in the seams? My plywood boats don’t have fancy decking like that so that part has always been a mystery to me.