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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    No paint on it to worry about and the decals will need to be found and replaced ..I’ll pick up an assortment of stuff d get it cleaned up .I don’t think a pressure washer will hurt it as long as I don’t go crazy with it ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Ehh , turned out ok . A few grainy spots and some pin holes .. I may sand and try and roll and tip it .. I did a test spot with an old foam roller and a chips brush to see if it would lay down .. It seemed. lay down ok ... I do like the color though .. Can I use engine gunk cleaner on the...
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    Painting an outboard gearcase, but there's a catch....

    I’ve been having good luck with this paint lately . I like it because you can shoot a second coat on right after the first if you want .. https://us.ppgrefinish.com/PPG-Refinish/Products/Commercial-Coatings/Delfleet-Essential
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Sprayed 2cnd and final coat of primer this afternoon .. Sand tomorrow and 2 coats of finish if I can get out of work a little early ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Getting ready for the paint in the bilge ... Taping up and covering up is a pain Fingers crossed 2 coats of primer tomorrow then 2 coats of finish the next day .. Trailer is almost ready just have to finish hooking up the lights and mount the winch post and rollers . Then we can slide it under...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Trying to keep dust out of my varnish ... Im getting down to the last few coats so looking to keep it clean as possible ... Pretty simple filter really
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Do we need to take a pole ? Right now just making it functional.. So I put the shocks on this afternoon .. I don’t know much how these should work . What I have is bolted on using just lock / flat washers and reg nuts .. The originals were the wrong size so it had some custom brackets on there...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    March 21 , 22 , 23rd . And here is a pic fix for you Kc ... New bearings racers and tires ... Another step to being mobile !
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

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    Forum messed up again...

    Ok ok it worked that time.
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Yeah you should see it coming from a mile away ..:lol: Just finished up the rest of the yellow . Tomorrow 1rst coat of black on the axle ,springs and cross bar bracing .. Seeing as I’m using rusto on the black I will have to shoot 2cnd coat Wednesday afternoon .. I need to locate some tires ...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    I couldn’t hold out any longer .. Had to paint something safety yellow .. Not sure if it’s the right Tee Nee color but it is yeller ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Hub caps made it in today ! A few swirl marks but pretty nice really ...Took a while must have been on a slow boat ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    RNow I need to decide if I want to throw down the cake for the new stainless pins or try and find a replacement for 1 pin that’d missing .. I got the old ones removed .. A bit tricky till I watched the only couple videos out there on removing them . Only thing I did different was to wrap a tie...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    First of the epoxy primer is on most of the pieces . The main frame is just some rusto rattle can primer to keep it from rusting while I got the other pieces ready . I’ll sand that down and use the epoxy . Now I need to bondo some dents, prep the wheels and axle and prime everything..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Dr hit the nail on the head! Sometimes it takes someone that hasn’t been huffing varnish for a couple weeks to point to the obvious.. :facepalm: . Lefty loosey Zool ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Here are some close ups of the assembly ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    I’m having a hard time figuring out how to remove the handle and non-original “wheel” from the winch stand . ‘Everything looks to be pressed on . I’ll get some close up pics tomorrow and maybe you guys will have some suggestions .. I might leave it on there if I can get it prepped for paint...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Just got in in time to watch SB halftime . Took a while to get the prep done but I got coat 7 I think on .. I’m loosing count !:facepalm: The tent did help and I washed the floor out with the water hose .. I know you need air flow to cure but I was shooting for dead calm :lol: . I think we are...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Just sanding here .. Borrowed a toy from my project manager at work . Using 220 on it then I followed up with some 320 by hand .. As you can see there is a lot of grain that will hopefully fill with more coats .. Next weekend me and the Admiral are taking the camper down here ...
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