Top Side and Durabak

Since the last post we have sanded, primed again, sanded, rolled-n-tipped a top coat, sanded, and rolled-n-tipped a second coat of top coat. For a couple of skeptics, that method has really impressed us with the finish that we got. Our only regret is that we rolled and tipped the primer horizontally.

The vertical roll-n-tip method left us with a great result, especially for two guys doing a project boat...

The last thing that we did was to apply the first of two coats of durabak to the flooring and to choice spots on the top, side caps and dash. This stuff is thick, and I recommend thinning it very slightly (product allows upto 15% but we did about 5%). Thinning it, allowed the stuff to be more workable, we noticed that as the pot life expired, the roller would tend to "pull strands" as you went and these were getting onto spots that we did not want, so a little xylene and it was gone. One other recommendation is to pull the tape while the durabak is still pretty wet (5-10 minutes). Here are the pics:
(that is a reflection of a barrel, 10ft away, on the side)


Before we durabak'd it:

After: