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the grinch
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Not to hijack here, but anyone have an interest in keeping their boat from beating against a dock? I'm still waiting on patent finalization, but now geared up for production.
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It takes a big hole to bury an elephant.
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TRBenj
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Dave Hendricks had several of the silver/black trailer stickers at the reunions this year- they were the same ones used in the 80's. The one on my '71 above is a little different and NLA. Might want to try calling CC, SECC, etc. I think reproducing some of the CC trailers is a great idea- there has to be some demand for that. I know that I would spend the money for an original trailer if I had a CC without one... they just dont look quite right sitting on anything else. There was a guy reproducing a similar style on here a while ago- not sure if he ever sold any. There were several things that didnt look quite right about his trailers, though- and they werent cheap either. |
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sanity
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The trailer is blasted, primered and ready for pickup. After Blink makes the changes to the trailer I will be ready to paint.What kind of paint do you all recommend?
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8122pbrainard
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Michelle,
The easiest to use and spray would be standard Rustoleum primer and enamel plus it's easy to get at your local hardware store. A step above would be to go with one of the polyurethanes. The simplest are the single component polys which are really poly modified alkyd enamels. Most likely you would need to go to a industrial supply house. Off hand, I would avoid automotive finishes. |
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sanity
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bow stop options anyone? Being that the boat is upside down in the garage and not on the trailer, i am not quite sure where placement would be for a new one. Anyone here with an older mustang on a mid 70's cc trailer? I'm thinking I might be asking a stupid question, and leaving myself open to ridicule...but, that's ok - you should all be use to me now. Chelle'
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TRBenj
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Michelle, thats not a stupid question at all! If it were me, Id be going back to one of the simple designs that CC used for bow stops. The 60's/early 70's one like my Skier would be the easiest. Fabbing up the hoop with 2 crash pads that they used in the late 70's would be another good option, and probably one that makes it easier to load. Neither style is secured to the trailer (theyre clamped on and adjustable), so having them made up and painted seperately would make the most sense. Dial in the placement with the boat in place to get the right amount of tongue weight. Id cut that monstrosity thats on there now right off! By the way, there is almost nothing that differentiates the late 60's #2 trailers from the #2's made in the late 70's. The design is nearly identical so the dimensions are the same and many parts interchange. |
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sanity
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Thanks, Tim. Yes, it's coming off. I'm painting the trailer this weekend. |
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sanity
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The monstrosity is off. Blink welded supports for diamond plating and will run it up and over the fenders. The existing fenders are rusting away. I have to take the tires off and clean them up, as they have been primered.The plan was to paint this past weekend, but I was a bit ahead of myself because the welding needed to be completed first. A new bow stop will be made and I will be painting this coming weekend!
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Brktracer
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Don't have time to read all the responses now...
I painted my boat with PPG Concept (acrylic urethane). I primered with PPG Epoxy primer/sealer first and did wet on wet application. I used urethane primer for all the spots I had to fix and the entire top of the hull was primered because there were a lot of spots to fix! The lettering is base/clear mainly because it has metal flake. I didn't do the clear/paint mixture. I really don't see a need to with urethane. Color sanding is well worth the effort! |
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eric lavine
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now the trick with urethanes is on the last coat you go 50/50 mixed with a good clear, the clear has UV protectors in it...IMO f-n bullet proof finish and will last as long as Gel, and easily repairable down the road.
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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Gary S
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I used Imron on mine and am happy with how it turned out
I also use one of these, http://www.autobodystore.com/SprayBooth.shtml the down sides are that the hose seems to always in the way and when real hot out,the air in the mask is warmer yet |
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eric lavine
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Gary, I may be wrong, but I think Imron is a brand name and its actually Acrylic Urethane..I'll ask tommorow,
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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the grinch
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Yep, Imron is by Dupont, however, it is an urethane enamel and not an acrylic urethane. Keep in mind that there are both BC/CC Imron and single stage Imron. The single stage products are plenty durable enough for most any boat or trailer application. Gary is on it........I wouldn't use anything less myself. I would think that if you had alot of rust on a trailer that sandblasting may be necessary and if I was going to pay for that, I would do the cost analysis of epoxy primer and paint vs. powdercoating. Good powdercoaters sandblast everything for good adhesion anyway and they are going to include that in the price. I have had race car chasis powdercoated for $400 and if I could have my boat trailer done for that, I'd do it.
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It takes a big hole to bury an elephant.
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eric lavine
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the one who stole Christmas, we just switched from Akzo/Noble to Dupont so i wasnt quite sure, i knew it was a brand name and was labeled and thought differently as a paint by the consumer.
man can a guy work the paint companies, Akzo/Noble pusrchased our Paint booth and mix room new to use thier paint with a 5 year signing, Our Rep lost his job and went to Dupont...and with him came a check to switch....funny how things work |
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the grinch
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Work the paint companies? Indeed! I sell to body shops all day long and the big one around here was the recent switch at the auto auction when the rep left Akzo and went to SW. Somehow the bs mgr. at the auction ended up with a new swimming pool in his backyard. All the paint companies have budgets for this kind of stuff and their contracts are usually based on previous years shop volume of "liquid" sales. I was in on the big Akzo deal in Charlotte where a consolidated bs group received $2million up front to sign a 3yr. deal. Of course you're talking about total of 5 shops with a combined $1million a month in billed sales. That's about $300,000 a month in paint(liquid) sales.
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It takes a big hole to bury an elephant.
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eric lavine
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nice...
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