[alberg30] Re: Props >> AWLGRIP

[Jack Vanderloo]

From: Jack Vanderloo <jvdloo at cyberus.ca>

Ahoy Russ and Lee:

Thanks for the tips.  I gather AWLGRIP now has touch-up kits; will have to see if
they are available in Canada.  If you are aware of such kits, any idea of what the
US prices would be?  Did you do any filling/fairing of the resulting holes, prior
to painting?

As you, Russ, I had already had some previous blistering in my bootstripe - but
being green and low in the water, it hadn't bothered me too much.  Now, because
she was down a further 4" or so on her marks all last summer, that blistering has
invaded the topsides in about 10 or so clusters of blisters - quite annoying.

The boat is now tarped, but a friend of mine suggested that I should plot the
blisters in the topsides and consider repairing them and painting a minimized
second stripe about an inch above the original bootstripe to cover a maximum of
groups of blisters.  That way repairs to the 1" strip between the two bootstripes
- in the original topside colours - would not be too obvious.

I'm starting to believe that AWLGRIP and water just shouldn't be within 2 or 3
inches of each other.  I might have to go Lee's route and raise antifouling to the
top of the original bootstripe and proceed from there.  Bummer about the paint
coming off in strips!

Guess I'll have to wait until April; we've just had some 2 1/2 feet of snow in the
last 4-5 days!

Cheers
Jack Vanderloo
ALDABI

Rap1208 at aol.com wrote:

> From: Rap1208 at aol.com
>
> Jack, for what it's worth, I had an Awlgrip finish on my Arial.  Sun Gold, I
> believe.  It tended to develop bubbles along the stern only.  I was able to
> buy a small amount of Awlgrip from a local dealer, along with the activator.
> You will not match the color because of sun fading, and ageing.  The best you
> can do is start with the same color.  Carefully sand the edges, and the place
> where the paint lifted.. Stay as close as you can to the edge of the bubble.
> Use a small brush.  Use a number of thin coats, it's quite runny.  It will not
> stand close inspection, but from a few feet away it will look ok.  Cap your
> Awlgrip stuff tightly, and store it away for the next time.  Don't worry about
> the gloss until it sets up and ages a little, then you mihgt want to use a
> 1000 wet or dry sandpaper, just lightly.
> Russ Pfeiffer
>
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