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Category: Paintwork

Don’t Landlord Special Your Boat

February 22, 2024 Louis 3 Comments

Why you shouldn’t paint your internal GRP hull If you’re new to boat renovation and restoration and intend to spend long periods on your boat you may be wondering what…

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Posted in: Blog, Insulation, Paintwork
Sanding a trailer

Sanding A Trailer Ready For Painting

June 9, 2017 Louis Leave a comment

In this video, Fernando shows us how he effectively sands down a trailer using an angle grinder and grinding disc. For the spots that are not reachable with an angle grinder, Fernando…

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Posted in: Blog, Metalwork, Paintwork, Prepwork Filed under: boat trailer, paint preperation, sanding a trailer
Seajet Anti-foul

Antifoul – All There Is To Know

May 26, 2017 Louis 4 Comments

Antifoul; what is it? Why do we need it and how do we go about applying it? Anti-fouling paints have come a long way and are more widely available than…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Paintwork Filed under: anti-foul, macrofouling, microfouling, seajet anti-foul

Painting Underneath Boat Cradles

February 1, 2017 Louis Leave a comment

In this tutorial, Chris explains his method of painting underneath boat cradles.  The problem being that there is normally at least 4 points of contact that can not be sanded or…

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Posted in: Metalwork, Paintwork, Prepwork, Youtube Channels Filed under: random chris
Sanding Using A Longboard

Sanding Using A Longboard

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In this video, Glenn Wakefield demonstrates a simple and effective method of sanding using a longboard to fair a boat. Sanding by hand can be hard work and is most…

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Posted in: Paintwork, Prepwork
Applying Kiwigrip Non Slip

Applying Kiwigrip Non Slip

December 3, 2016 Louis Leave a comment

This tutorial provides a full application example of the 1 part non-slip paint – Kiwi Grip. It is notable that whilst Kiwi Grip is one of the most expensive one…

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Posted in: Paintwork
DIY Gelcoat Non-Slip

DIY Gelcoat Non-Slip – Crushed Walnuts

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This tutorial teaches you how to how to create a DIY Gelcoat Non-Slip surface using crushed walnuts and polyester gelcoat.  This technique be modified using different types of non-skid particles such…

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Posted in: Paintwork, Youtube Channels
Bronze Telcon Adjustable Spanner

Rust Proof Tools – Protect Your Tool Box – With A Rust Remover

November 4, 2016 Louis 2 Comments

What Is Rust? In this tutorial, we will provide you with a basic knowledge of rust proofing, making a DIY rust remover and the beginning of a future hatred of Tommy…

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Posted in: Blog, Education, Metalwork, Paintwork

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