MILES OF MASKING TAPE

[c_amos]

......Katie's brightwork was done differently - all taken back down to bare wood, 3 coats of clear epoxy (sanded after the last coat had dried), and then the varnish......

How has that held up Kurt?

I will be breakingout the pig's nostril hair brush myself soon, and wonder about how the epoxy pre-coat thing worked out for you.

FWIW, I tried it on my winch blocks, but used the wrong thinner for the varnish.. it did not last but I know that was due to operator error.

[Bill]

Finally doing the teak coating that was planned for June. Unlike earlier efforts, I'm adopting a new procedure: instead of one coat every six months, now it will be two coats every 12 months. That's the schedule used by the professionals who are coating the teak with Cetole on a friends power cruiser.

Although two once a year v. one twice a year makes sense, the real reason is to only invest in masking tape once a year instead of twice I remember the pain of masking as soon as I begin the process. A year will better dim the memory . . .

[ebb]

Admirable Admiral,
That sounds so good!
We've had nice days befor the wind gets up.
Perfect for popping cans and stroking the boat.

You know that Costco blue tape unrolls pretty easy,
why not roll it back on again after you've used it
and put it right back 6 months from now?
It's all sized right. Saves time. And money.

But yer happy with that whale oil, huh?
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Occured to me this morning at 3AM that
like our favorite rigger/writer BrionToss
you'd consider a byline titled
pieces of blue tape too short to save.

[Bill]

You know that Costco blue tape unrolls pretty easy,
why not roll it back on again after you've used it and put it right back 6 months from now? It's all sized right. Saves time. And money.

Now there's a thought. Might need to number the pieces and create a schematic of locations to be sure I got it right.

[Bill]

Should confess that, in preping for painting this time, I did not use the really cheap masking tape. But I did use the least expensive 3M tape (tan stuff). Only a bit more expensive than the "off brand," but miles better quality. The 3M tape was still easily removable after two days in sun and fog. Probably could have gone for two or three more days . . .

[mbd]

Bill, all of this hard work surely deserves some pictures!

[Bill]

Bill, all of this hard work surely deserves some pictures!

Thought about it, but could never remember to take the camera Probably too offensive to post how ugly things look covered with tape and newspapers!