One quart can cover a 40-foot boat. I did one good coat and then some light
additional touch up coats here and there where I saw it needed.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
On Apr 23, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Joel Aronson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Edd,
>
> How many coats of paint did it take?
>
> Joel
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Edd Schillay <[email protected]> wrote:
> Andy,
>
> I used some of that, but only because of size -- the white area in
> between the boot stripes can get thin and the blue tape was too thick (1
> inch). Everywhere else, however, the blue ta[e was more than sufficient --
> VERY straight lines.
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Edd
>
>
> Edd M. Schillay
> Starship Enterprise
> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
> City Island, NY
> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
>
> On Apr 23, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Andrew Burton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I would be inclined to use the 3M Fine Line tape. It's plastic and will
>> stretch around the curves in the stripes. But bring money; that stuff is
>> expensive!
>> Andy
>> Peregrine
>> C&C 40
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Edd Schillay <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Jake,
>>
>> Having the old stripes is key. Without them it would practically be
>> impossible (laser levels?)
>>
>> I wasn't lying about four hours of taping. It takes forever. Use the
>> best of the 3M blue tape and just move along the line. It has enough of a
>> stretch so you can do the length of the entire side without having to break
>> it up. The tricky part is the curve on the stern. Will take time and several
>> pieces, but patience will yield great results.
>>
>> Make sure you shake up the paint a lot to thoroughly mix the
>> polyurethane. Apply with a roller for extra smooth surfaces and follow with
>> a foam brick to get rid of any air bubbles or imperfections. I was worried
>> about the poly solidifying on the tape, so as soon as I was done, I pulled
>> the tape off.
>>
>> As it dries, it glosses up and you find yourself staring at the hull in
>> amazement.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Edd
>>
>>
>> Edd M. Schillay
>> Starship Enterprise
>> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
>> City Island, NY
>> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
>>
>> On Apr 22, 2013, at 6:46 PM, "Jake Brodersen" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Edd,
>>>
>>> The new stripes look great. How did you get the tape on so straight? I’m
>>> about ready to redo my red boot stripes, but I fear that I can’t tape them
>>> straight enough, even though I have the old lines to follow.
>>>
>>> Jake
>>>
>>> Jake Brodersen
>>> C&C 35 Mk-III
>>> Midnight Mistress
>>> Hampton VA
>>>
>>> <image001.jpg>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Edd
>>> Schillay
>>> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 9:48 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Stus-List Boot Stripes -- Anyone need Brightside Red and Dk Blue?
>>>
>>> Listers,
>>>
>>> This past weekend, after several years of trying product and
>>> product, I redid the Enterprise's boot stripes from their heavily faded and
>>> ugly-looking originals (see original look).
>>>
>>> And, after much deliberation and hours with Photoshop in
>>> deciding the new look, we decided on steel gray. Check the finished look
>>> here.
>>>
>>> 4 hours of taping, 1 hour of painting and 15 minutes getting
>>> the tape off. What a job, but VERY happy with the finished results. Sleek
>>> as ever!
>>>
>>> So now I'm left with two unopened quarts of Brightside Red and
>>> Dark Blue. Does anyone want them? No cost -- just send me a PDF FedEx or
>>> UPS shipping label and they're yours.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Edd
>>>
>>>
>>> Edd M. Schillay
>>> Starship Enterprise
>>> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
>>> City Island, NY
>>> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
>>>
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