TOPIC: OMC Boat - Before and After

These photos are just a tease. The owner is picking it up today and I still have to get the hardware installed, so I'll wait to post all the rest until I'm finished.

I'm off to Tacoma Screw for new fasteners now.

Hope you enjoy the photos.

Nice Paint, CONGRATS, Going on the show circuit.?? Is that a Red
Custom Crat Tiger Ray in the bgackground.??

Thanks Split.

The boat in the Background is a Totemcraft in for a new transom. I'm planning a pictorial of the process, so you'll see it again in a couple weeks.

Looks nice and shiny, can't wait to see the finished product. Interesting choice of color, definitely an improvement from what it was, IMHO.

beautiful job as usual jamil,kudos to you,john

Here are some more pics. The goal was to make it look like a spaceship. The original surface had a pigskin texture which had advanced crazing.

Since the original gelcoat had already died, a decision was made to accentuate the lines of the boat by grinding off the dead textured gelcoat and resurfacing the boat smooth. With the gloss of the paint, I think it gives the boat more of a sense of motion.

The grey color actually has a noticeable light blue tint in the sunshine. It's a beautiful color. Under the gray Northwest skies, it just looks gray, alas...

She's a beauty !!!!!

That is beautiful. I've wondered how it would look without the texture. It looks good!

Jamil,
Another outstanding job!!!!! She looks fantastic.

Bob

Thanks for all the nice words everyone.

Peter,

I know you're a big OMC fan, I'm glad you like the modifications.

Jamil

Hi, Beautiful job! What type of paint was used? In order to get the gloss that smooth, was it 'color sanded' / buffed? I've never been able to aceive that kind of surface with my spray gun...

Jim,

Thank you.

It's a standard single part marine polyurethane. Nothing fancy.

I didn't spray, sand, or buff it out. It's just rolled and tipped.

Surface prep and proper thinning is the key.

Although I havent checked all your informative posts, here, or on your site, have you detailed the process somewhere? I've always had trouble keeping my wet edge when roll / tip ??? Seems to begin to tack up, and drag, or too thin and sags...

Jim,

If you click on the Research/Restoration tab in the top left corner of this page, you'll find the complete text of the boat restoration book.

Go to the "Part 3 - Refinishing" page or click here www.fiberglassics.com/restoration/book-part-3-refinishing

However, the refinishing section is one long page. If you want a more easily navigable version, go here:

glassclownboats.com/BoatPainting.aspx

The content is exactly the same whether you read it on GCB or FG. It's just broken down into bite-sized chunks on GCB

The thinning issues you've been having are pretty common. I tried to address it in the Mixing The Paint tutorial, but it's usually in concert with other problems like a roller cover that holds too much paint or ambient temperatures outside of what's preferable, or any of a number of other factors

In the end, it's half science - half voodoo.

Good luck with your project, and while I certainly don't know everything, I am happy to help out if you get stuck somewhere along the way. Just send me an email.

Thanks again for the nice words.

Jamil

There's now a great "Before and After" slide show on Jamil's website in the gallery section, enjoy;
glassclownboats.com/63OMC.aspx

Jamil
Truly professional. Your work amazes me. You truly enhance the already beautiful lines of these boats you touch.
Neil

Neil,

That's an incredibly nice thing to say. Thank you very very much.

On another note:

I've been talking to a rep from a new company called Flexicat Tools . They have made a new kind of fairing board that I think is going to be revolutionary for boat painting.

They're sending me some demo tools so I can write a review of them.

As I've written in the past; Fairing is a giant pain in the behind. If there is a new kind of tool that makes it easier for guys like us, I think it's worth writing about.

Right now I'm working on a transom replacement pictorial that will be up in the next two weeks, but after that, I'm going to give the Flexicat tools a full work out.

(I may have a boat lined up already for the Flexicat review, but nothing is set in stone - If someone wants me to use their boat for the demo, let me know)

I think impartial "new product reviews" could be a fun new thread and could also teach us all some new tricks. Anyway, look for that thread to be posted in the next few months. I know there is a forum for it already, but for some reason, it seems to fly below my radar.

And just one last thing:

At some point this Spring or Summer, I want to do a chop-shop type restoration. I really want to reconfigure a boat and turn it into something unique and unconventional. A Chip Foose or Jesse James type thing. Not just paint, but a new profile; new lines and new styling.

I think it's an element of Fiberglassic restoration that should get a little more attention than straight-ahead refinishing.

If anyone wants to gamble on that with me, please, please, please, get in touch with me.

As always, a pictorial will follow.

Thanks again guys. Your compliments give me way too big of an ego.

Humbly,

Jamil

Very nice work Jamil. You have an eye for color and detail. That boat looks GREAT!

Thanks for spending time on the tutorials they'll be a great help.

Good luck.

Don