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black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70530

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This is what color my dorsett is now, just as black as black can be.I am going to paint the cabin black too.i always wanted a black boat.i also found out that laser don,t work on black that good
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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70536

That looks slick :woohoo: you could stop with the black now in my books, but I've never been to good at imagining what things will look like until they are done :P NICE job !!

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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70540

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Nice. Your time and attention to detail REALLY shows in the prep work on the hull- I know black shows every little flaw, and I can see NONE. I can't wait to see the finished product!

-Andrew

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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70547

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Bill,
Slathers of black!
Here's a pic of your and my former Dorsett San Juan.
She has a good home, stored in her own heated garage.
Her new name is Zazu.
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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70550

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She's a beaut! I just hope no one is around in earshot the first time ya scrape the dock :laugh:

How'd you get the ultra gloss look? :unsure:

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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70555

I thought I was going to like my boat black but man it sure shows the dirt.
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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70564

Ya gonna put AC in it. That cabin gonna get a little warm in the sunshine being all black. Other than that really nice paint job you got there so far. Skip.

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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70567

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thanks for the dorsett pic i want to make a railing like that to put on this dorsett,here is a trick to get it flat and glossy.i just use a board to do the sanding all the way up to 800 grit and i polish it with a course and fine compound then i wax it.That is funny how dirty it gets with a black paint.i just want to see what she will looks like being all glossy and black beside that i didn,t really know what color to pick for her.

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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70573

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Andgott wrote:

Nice. Your time and attention to detail REALLY shows in the prep work on the hull- I know black shows every little flaw, and I can see NONE. I can't wait to see the finished product!
-Andrew

X2! IMHO there's a small handful of people who could pull off an awesome job like that Commander, great work.

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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70585

Absolutely beautiful paint job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm with Skip though, your really gonna want to go fast or have A/C cuz she's going to get hot in the cabin!

Bob

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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70603

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thanks for the kind words.I rather go fast then having ac.this is what i got for power and i hope it will push her fast enough.An original 1976 150hp Merc less then 24hrs of use since new.I got lucky and paid only $750 for a twin but sold 1 of them for $2500 and keep 1 for myself.
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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70615

Beuatiful job on your hull and gotta love that tower of power Merc! A nice cream or off white deck would really set that boat off and keep the deck cooler. I can't wait to see the end result. Looks fabulous!

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Re:black gelcoat paint job 12 years 6 months ago #70638

One thing for sure is it will be a looker. Maybe some nice flames on the sides----

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