Yeah it is weird. The paint under the hull sticks fine. It resists 4000 psi from the pressure washer. I thought dust might be the problem too but I fooled that guess by spraying the hull with fresh water a day before I painted it. Air temperature was good, humidity was fine. It's a mystery.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 12, 2015, at 8:57 AM, Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Brent, > That's weird. I'm taking a quess. Maybe there was some sanding dust on the > hull after sanding? Did you wipe the bottom with rags dipped in a solvent, > before painting? Is it peeled off or worn off. Got any pictures? > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > > From: "Brent Driedger via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: "Brent Driedger" <bren...@highspeedcrow.ca> > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 12:25:06 AM > Subject: Stus-List VC17 > > Hi everyone and to my fellow Canadians, happy Thanksgiving. > I pulled Wild Rover out of the lake last weekend and found not to my surprise > that once again I have lost the majority of the VC17 I painted onto the hull > within 6 inches of the waterline. > I originally brought the hull back to bare gel coat with a random orbital > sander and sealed with 6 coats of Interprotect 2000. This was sanded flat and > roughed up prior to the VC application. The Vc goes on as per the > instructions but every year I loose that 6" or so. More where the water is > turbulent. It's frustrating watching others pull boats with intact bottom > paint, even those who clean their hulls every couple of weeks. > Any idea what I'm doing wrong? This is all the more important as the zebra > mussel infestation in Lake Winnipeg requires a good paint job. There were > about a thousand of them on the little keel in front of my rudder which like > the top 6" had lost its VC17 from the lower horizontal surface. > > Brent Driedger > 27-5 > Lake Winnipeg. > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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