'78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

'78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

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Woodonglass

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Maybe a Looney Tunes Production ????:eek: beduh, beduh,beduh, Dat's All Folks!!!!!
 
Woodonglass

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

All my research and YD, OOPS and ondarvr have all said the Styrene is good, MEK is too, and acetone can be used but only up to about 15% reduction. With MEK they say you can go up to 25%. IF i were to ever shoot GC, I'd go with MEK as my reducer. Especially if I did NOT have a gun with a 2.5 - 3.0mm tip. Just want to remind you one last time, Really pay close attention to the TIME element and shut down and clean that gun WELL before the next load of GC. I use a 5 gal bucket and an old towel to SHOOT the Clean out spray, when painting, into the towel to keep the vapor down and once it's saturated the bucket keeps it contained. Just a thought.
 
briangcc

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Just popping in to say congrats on the move! You'll love the area. I graduated from Grove City College PA and love to travel down from time to time.

Truly inspiring work on that boat of yours - makes me want to get a project and jump on in. When you're ready to launch on Erie I'd be honored to meet up with you.
 
sphelps

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I,m mustering up all the GC good karma and sending it your way troop !
Looney Tunes Production !! heh heh heh ! Good one Wood !:D
 
Trooper82

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Woodonglass said:
All my research and YD, OOPS and ondarvr have all said the Styrene is good, MEK is too, and acetone can be used but only up to about 15% reduction. With MEK they say you can go up to 25%. IF i were to ever shoot GC, I'd go with MEK as my reducer. Especially if I did NOT have a gun with a 2.5 - 3.0mm tip. Just want to remind you one last time, Really pay close attention to the TIME element and shut down and clean that gun WELL before the next load of GC. I use a 5 gal bucket and an old towel to SHOOT the Clean out spray, when painting, into the towel to keep the vapor down and once it's saturated the bucket keeps it contained. Just a thought.
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Thanks for looking out for me Wood...I had the same idea for having a bucket to shoot clean out into, but not the towel...good idea! I have enough MEK to use with 5 gallons of gel...so should be good there...

briangcc said:
Just popping in to say congrats on the move! You'll love the area. I graduated from Grove City College PA and love to travel down from time to time.

Truly inspiring work on that boat of yours - makes me want to get a project and jump on in. When you're ready to launch on Erie I'd be honored to meet up with you.
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Welcome aboard! Ya we are excited about the move..company I work for is based up there, been there a few times...or 10...really like the rolling hills...but hate the slow speed limits...

Hey I'm glad you like what I'm doing with the Ebko...has been quite the ride thus far..and another milestone will be complete tomorrow....if things go well...

sphelps said:
I,m mustering up all the GC good karma and sending it your way troop !
Looney Tunes Production !! heh heh heh ! Good one Wood !:D
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I need all the good karma I can get...wish I'd thought about asking for someon the compressor I rented...was going to get it like right now, so I would have all day to use it tomorrow...well I thought, I'll get it early and finish up the fairing...I put some on this morning...I guess I did not let it cook completely..was a mess sanding it..had to revert to soapy water..I been doing it dry...I can see what is going on better that way...well long story short...they rented it to me for 4 hours, not 24...who would pay $36 for 4 hrs when 24 hrs is only $49? On top of that the thing dies everytime it fill the tank to pressure...had the same problem last time I rented one...hope this replacement they gave me is better...cant afford to be shooting gel and have it carp out in the first 15 minutes then every 5 or so there after....
 
CaptainKickback

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Compressor - Harbor Freight has their 6.5 HP 9 gal on sale this month for $499. That equals 10 days rental, but new and no stalling out.

Sea yea...
 
Decker83

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Trooper, Hoping all goes well for you tomorrow.
I would be very careful thining the gel up to 25% with any kind of reducer.
I have also read not to use acetone. This is straight from ondarvr.
The most I have read is no more than 20% and this will degrade the gel coat.
Ondarvr has told me not to thin the gel if I can shoot it with the spray equipment I have.
My setup is just about the same as yours for spraying.

I will be shooting mine tomorrow also and I'm going without any reducer.

Just my 2 cents worth. Hope everything goes well for you as planed.

Looking forward to seeing how it all works out.
 
Pmccraney

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Troop....

Good luck with the move... I hate that you won't be driving through J-town anymore for impromptu lunch meetings, but I'm glad we got to meet in person during your time here in the South...

That garage looks like a nice place for winter boat projects... The house is a nice bonus!!!

I'm down in Baton Rouge this weekend, and the weather is pretty warm down here... (pretty nice gelly coat weather if you ask me!!!).
 
Trooper82

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

CaptainKickback said:
Compressor - Harbor Freight has their 6.5 HP 9 gal on sale this month for $499. That equals 10 days rental, but new and no stalling out.

Sea yea...
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All my fundage is tied up in house purchasing...would be nice to have my own though...someday...

Decker83 said:
Trooper, Hoping all goes well for you tomorrow.
I would be very careful thining the gel up to 25% with any kind of reducer.
I have also read not to use acetone. This is straight from ondarvr.
The most I have read is no more than 20% and this will degrade the gel coat.
Ondarvr has told me not to thin the gel if I can shoot it with the spray equipment I have.
My setup is just about the same as yours for spraying.

I will be shooting mine tomorrow also and I'm going without any reducer.

Just my 2 cents worth. Hope everything goes well for you as planed.

Looking forward to seeing how it all works out.
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I will test it without thining, if it goes well will do the same as you...


Pmccraney said:
Troop....

Good luck with the move... I hate that you won't be driving through J-town anymore for impromptu lunch meetings, but I'm glad we got to meet in person during your time here in the South...

That garage looks like a nice place for winter boat projects... The house is a nice bonus!!!

I'm down in Baton Rouge this weekend, and the weather is pretty warm down here... (pretty nice gelly coat weather if you ask me!!!).
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You must be going to the football game ...enjoy...and yes looking forward to having a place that is warm and dry to work on projects for sure...
 
Trooper82

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

For your viewing pleasure...


Just making sure I can still load videos...I was trying to sand with the airfile..resin was a little sticky yet...didn't work out so good...


and yes, I almost fell off!!
 
GT1000000

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Thanks for the test vid...it's actually kind of interesting watching somebody else doing work...I could get used to that...:rolleyes:

Hope all goes well today, I'll be anxiously awaiting incoming reports from both you and Decker...

Hey it's like a Double-Feature at the Movies, or a Double-Header at the Ball Game...Cool!:cool:
 
Trooper82

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

What's this?

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jbcurt00

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Great looking gel coat!

Is that more then 1 coat?
 
GT1000000

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

Woooo Hoooo! We Have White Gel on the Ebko! Houston, we have Lift-off!

That looks Amazing! Superb!

Now the details...
 
CaptainKickback

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Re: '78 Ebko Lebaron - Therapy

After your sanding video, you gel coated hull picture caught me off guard. I was literally taken aback (as in pushed back in my chair). Man that looks slicker than s..., uh, gel coat!

I only see a little overspray on the 45 degree 2x4s, so it must not have been too bad. Did you have any breeze?

Sea ya...
 
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