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Surface Preparation and Priming – Wood Boats TopCoated withTamco Urethanes Wooden boats seldom require any extensive filling or fairing. The following surfacepreparation system is recommended for all but the most severe cases of deterioration ona wooden boat.If the paint on the boat is cracking, the seam will crack when painted with TamcoProducts! Tamco does not consider cracking over seams or miters a failure. Surface Preparation & Priming: 1.The wood must be clean, dry, and well seasoned. Never paint wet or greenlumber. Painted wet or green lumber will blister. Sand the surface smooth with 80to 100 grit paper.2.Blow off the surface...

  Things You'll Need for Prepping and Painting Your Car • Air compressor• Paint sprayer (HVLP, LVLP, or airless)• Orbital sander with multiple-grade sanding pads• Hand sandpaper in grits from 120-800 for prep to finished sanding• Solvents (acetone/Eastwood Pre) for cleaning surfaces• Masking tape and paper• Body filler for repairs• Primer• Basecoat paint• Clearcoat• Paint thinner and catalyst or hardener• Respirator, eye protection• Clean Car first with SOAP and water. Then use Tamco HR-397 Wax and Grease remover. Our high strength HR397 solvent is an excellent choice for the initial cleaning of cured paint surfaces before sanding and for cleaning...

  Painting Over Dull Gel Coat with Amerflint/Duraflint 2 Step 3Wipe down all sanding residue with towels and Tamco HR-397 Wax and Grease remover. Do this in sections, and change towels frequently. Wipe the hull down until you see little or no color on the towels. If you discover any flaking on the hull's surface, like old clear coat, re-sand the area until it's gone.Step 4Cover all areas that will not receive clear coat with blue masking tape and paper or plastic sheeting.Step 5Amerflint II (or our Duraflint 1) Mix ratio (see TDS sheets)Apply a light, smooth, slightly wet tack...

  Painting Over Aluminum Problems: There are many types and grades of aluminum. Some are easier to paint then others,It's always best if you know the grade of aluminum first. The key to painting aluminum ispainting BEFORE the aluminum produces it's “self healing” barrier coating. Among otherattributes, marine-grade aluminum alloys, those in the 5000 and 6000 series, are naturallycorrosion resistant. When exposed to air, oxygenated seawater, or fresh water, aluminum quicklydevelops a tough, transparent oxide film that is resistant to corrosion. This happens VERYQUICKLY! In fact this oxidation can occur within 3 hours of cleaning and sandingThere is,however, an aesthetic...

Clear-coating BARE WOODPainting Wood /Bare Wood 1. Lightly sand all surfaces of the wood. Rub in line with the wood grain as much aspossible. Pay particular attention to smoothing large visible surfaces, such as thetop of the table, the seat of the chair or the top of the dresser. Go over these areaswith 00 steel wool to create the smoothest surface.2. ShopVac and wipe off all sanding residue with HR-398 Final Wipe3. (OPTION) Brush on a thin coat of wood pore sealer before applying polyurethaneif your wood is heavy-grained. This will increase the smooth feel and appearanceof the poly finish...