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Well it has been a time since I have reported on my progress. At long last I got pretty much

everything built, fit and running. Then only to take it all apart for finish prep and

paint...UGGGH  I hate this part!!!

Well it must be done. After getting it all stripped, I sanded some and then gave everything a

coat of  Epoxy as a sealer coat. Next came out the fillers and glazing putty. I then primed it all

with Zinsser "Bullseye 123" primer using a roller. This stuff is water based and sticks well to

epoxy as reported by the makers of the West System products. I had some white tint added to

get things going in the right direction.

Now comes the finish coat. I chose Rustoleum "TopSide" marine enamel and rolled it on with

a foam roller. I went with a semi-gloss and the color white for a base coat in order to minimize

highlighting the imperfections.

I then got out the masking tape and newspapers and went to work making up a sort of stripe

that would give the craft a sense of motion while standing still. I scuffed up the base coat with

"Scotchbrite" pads and reached for some COLOR!!

I used again "Rustoleum", only this time I sprayed it with a rattle can in Signal Red.

The interior and deck step area was again brushed and rolled, with the marine enamel. I

mixed a non-skid additive for the cockpit floor and deck.

Overall I am very happy with the result after applying the paint with a roller...No overspray!

except for the RED, it is everywhere.

I have now painted all the metal parts, and can get back to the fun part of putting it all back

toghther. I have my skirt material and will be going at that soon.

Electrical...Upolstery...Trailer...Will it ever end??

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dadpa   |2010-01-24 21:46:22 Greg, I agree with what they said. Lol. JT

13pdave   |2010-01-21 04:56:00 Great progress and great work Greg! I'm looking forward to seeing it in Muscoda ... spring! Yea it's a never ending project and the real kicker is when you are all done ... then you get to build a trailer. It'll all be worth it though. I found hovering more fun than I imagined it! And you are right about the hover community. I couldn't have done w/o! Git-R-Done! :-) We'll have to some cruising together! There are some pretty cool WI rivers that are halfway between us. Upper Chippewa and Flambeau come to mind ... I've been on both. Dave Scheider

Gregshover   |2010-01-23 04:08:27 Thanks Dave Ya, looks like I need to make it down in June. Hope to be out before then. I have a trailer now out in the yard, just need to Mod it up. Just I say?? Shoot me an email sometime...my computer crashed and I lost all my contacts. That goes for all the rest of you too. I need to rebuild my contact list with those who are important...Hovercrafters!!!! Greg

Gregshover   |2010-01-20 02:42:55 Thanks guys for all your favorable comments....I am hoping to make Muscoda this year, if not June, for sure in Aug. Gerry, you got me thinking now about adding the "Northern Exposure" thing to the craft. I am going to a Graphics shop today in fact. Marquis,I went with the 123 primer mainly based on the testing done and adhesion qualities over the West System epoxy. This primer in intended to use under both Latex and Oil based paints. This is true in theory anyway. Guess we will move into the "Beta" testing stage on this paint project. Thanks again for all your support. This wouldn't be as fun without the community Greg

hovercraftracer   |2010-01-19 20:03:51 Greg, Looks nice - I am curious as to why you didn't use the Rustoleum marine topside primer. I'm concerned that you mixed the latex and oil based products. Hope that doesn't cause you problems later on. One thing that I've learned about painting is that you have to use a primer that your paint is compatible with. Learned that the hard way unfortunately. I just painted an modified 10F and used the same rustoleum topside product - primer and paint. The primer really fills well. Neither are cheap though, especially since you can only get the stuff in quarts. Once again, looks good. Best of luck with your build. Marquis Songer

hoverwest  - Awesome paint   |2010-01-19 17:20:32 Greg, Paint job looks great. Me being a Mopar guy my mind jumps right to the stagger stripes on a AAR Cuda. I love that look. Again great job and hope everything else goes as good. Jake W.

lodoggsdmf   |2010-01-19 12:30:48 awesome looking craft Greg.Wish mine was ready to paint.Shouldn't be too much longer.I'm in the same boat I mean hover as Ed,my hull will not fit in my shop so I,m looking for a place to paint it,but my trailer isn't quite done yet.I'm hoping to make it to Muscoda but still have a lot of work to do.working on the thrust unit now.keep up the good work. Logan

Bee Keeper  - Paint at last UH-14P   |2010-01-19 05:31:39 Hay Greg the craft really looks great I was wondering when we where going to see a update.Are you going to put the name Northern Enposure on it? I like the name sure would be nice to see it on the craft. Hope to see you at Muscoda and get some pictures of it in operation. Keep up the great work I will be looking forward to the next report. Gerry

tvthover   |2010-01-18 23:45:53 Nope it never ends but thats the good part!! WOW she really looks sweet, really a nice design and it just looks like you've done a great job on this entire craft. I just can't wait to see it at Muscoda!! Looks like you could almost be ready before the ice is gone, now that would be fun! TVT

edaho   |2010-01-18 21:44:37 Wow Greg, That sure looks nice. Did you have trouble with the foam roller leaving bubbles? I've had that happen before. I'll be glad when mine is ready to paint. I don't have a shop to put it in so it will be this summer sometime - I hope

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