Project 41" Sprintcat!

[crabstick]

Oh Xfactor.... stirring the pot again

Take your time Fightercat.. good things come to those who wait!!

I have more projects than I can shake a stick at in various states of completion, sometimes other things get in the way like ....LIFE, Work etc ! Having my first child shortly so will have even less time!

[forescott]

Oh Xfactor.... stirring the pot again

Take your time Fightercat.. good things come to those who wait!!

I have more projects than I can shake a stick at in various states of completion, sometimes other things get in the way like ....LIFE, Work etc ! Having my first child shortly so will have even less time!

Congrats crabstick! I had my first little man just 7-weeks ago.

[crabstick]

Cheers man, Congrats on your arrival also! we have around 7 weeks to go.

[FighterCat57]

Ok, today was time for paint... well, primer epoxy coat anyway!

It's still white... for now.

I think the bright metallic blue will look really nice on this hull.

[Xfactor]

I was only kidding around with u gee wiz.LOL

[FighterCat57]

That's called back pedaling...


This is called a base coat. It's ready for a light wet sanding and then some more colors.

A window, some stripes and air intakes... I have a nice silver for the turbine.

[Brushless55]

That's called back pedaling...


This is called a base coat. It's ready for a light wet sanding and then some more colors.

A window, some stripes and air intakes... I have a nice silver for the turbine.

That is going to looks sweet with clear!

[Xfactor]

That's called back pedaling...


This is called a base coat. It's ready for a light wet sanding and then some more colors.

A window, some stripes and air intakes... I have a nice silver for the turbine.

I prefer the moonwalk.

[crabstick]

are you going to have a sub hatch to make the boat watertight and then just o-ring the cowl on or do full tape down cowl?

[Jeff Wohlt]

Careful sanding metallic...it can screw it up. My auto clear is always shot on before the base coat is dry. I will have one shot in the next week or so. I used the same as my F150...dark metallic blue and silver metallic. Should look nice.

[FighterCat57]

I prefer the moonwalk.

Well done.

are you going to have a sub hatch to make the boat watertight and then just o-ring the cowl on or do full tape down cowl?

That is a very cool idea. Haven't thought of that before. Wheels are spinning.

Careful sanding metallic...it can screw it up. My auto clear is always shot on before the base coat is dry. I will have one shot in the next week or so. I used the same as my F150...dark metallic blue and silver metallic. Should look nice.

I was looking at that and I'm really glad you mentioned that before I did the sanding. I guess I will go ahead and get a coat of clear on this morning. I was going to last night, but it started to rain.

I'm still having trouble thinking of where to add color. I certainly am not a pro painter, so it's tricky to find what I can do that still looks good. Simple things that add a lot of character.

[FighterCat57]

That is going to looks sweet with clear!

The Clear Effex has multi-color metallic, which will be the first clear coat.

Then probably 6-7 clear coats with sanding.

I'm digging the epoxy paint... thinking about doing the inside of the hull with it. Would add to the weight though. Thick stuff.

[FighterCat57]

Clear on, is that like more on?

First coat of clear done. Headed out for the second.

Might just get some black vinyl and do the window and air intakes that way. After today's clear dries I'll get the silver on the turbine.

Anybody have a photo link to a nice blue sprint cat style boat (real or model) ?

[FighterCat57]

OK, here goes! She's ready for a good wet sanding, some pin striping, decals and for the final "Wet" coat of clear.

It fell off of the paint stand and hit the concrete, paint side down.

Just a little windy from the east for a change, so didn't have my make shift paint stand pointing the right way to withstand the extra wind.

Oh well, did some touch up and it is more difficult to find the affected areas now.

They are in the photos and I can see them. We'll see how well I hid them. =)

Decided to go black on the sides rather than two tone blue. I didn't think the second blue I had was enough lighter to warrant a good two tone, so went the other way with the offset and darkened it up. Covered it with Clear Effex to get a good sparkle out of it.

More sparkle in the photos than in person. Much more.

[DISAR]

nice job!