Re: 1966 starcraft starchief restore
hey guys, glad to see you didnt totally abandon this thread.and thanks for the concerns about sandblasting. I dont think its going to be a problem though, I've done a small area as you can see from my latest pics and it seems to be going well. I dont think its going to warp or damage the hull in any way. The paint is really bad, lot of chipping and flaking and big bare spots. I did think about soda blasting it, but i opted to use garnet. The garnet is pretty agressive and takes it down to bare metal fast, I think its going to be ok but i will proceed with caution and a watchful eye for warpage.
I will say though that the sandblasting sure does work well and i think faster than sanding it. I'm planning on using a self etching primer on it when i paint.
I do have a question though...under the plywood floor there is styrofoam as you all know. My question is a little hard to explain but i'll try. my wife works for a roofing company that does the spray on foam for flat roofs. I'm wondering if i could have them spray on both sides of the center (see the pics with the old styrofoam in the center of the boat. Wondering if that would be a problem? If i have them spray, then there wont be any space between the foam and the metal bottom of the boat, wondering if there needs to be a space (for drainage). Anybody have any thoughts on that? LOL in this forum I'm sure everyone has thoughts on that. I really havent done a whole lot of sandblasting yet, Its still to damn hot!!! Seems like this heat just wants to keep hanging on forever. It was 111 degrees on sunday and it was about 108 yesterday.
