I’m refinishing an old Yater Nose Specializer. I want it back to watertite and the multipul little cracks all up and down the deck lead me to glass a whole layer of 6oz I purchased from Foam E-Z. I sanded down the deck untill I had exposed the weave of the origional glass job, layed out the new cloth and used Ding All Sanding resin. It came out fairly good, not many bubbles. The finishing process is giving me a bit of greif, though. I have a few ripples and a gnat or two, but I can sand it smooth. Here’s the big question. How do I get a nice shiney finish? Buy gloss coat resin? Or can I get a good polish on the Ding All sanding resin. This is my first posting here, I’ve read a bit and love the insite! I would apreciate any criticism to my message. -Colin NYC ps. anybody have a can of green slip-check?? $$??
Using gradually finer papers, sand it all the way up to the really fine sanding paper…like 600grit or so. Then use some automotive polishing (rubbing) compound. NOT the normal McGuir’s wax or anything…Get the industrial-compound stuff. If you don’t have a dust-free/moving-air-free room to work in, don’t bother trying to give it a coat of hot/polish resin. You can get a nice, shiny finish by sanding it…although it’s muscle-work.
I’m refinishing an old Yater Nose Specializer. I want it back to watertite > and the multipul little cracks all up and down the deck lead me to glass a > whole layer of 6oz I purchased from Foam E-Z. I sanded down the deck > untill I had exposed the weave of the origional glass job, layed out the > new cloth and used Ding All Sanding resin. It came out fairly good, not > many bubbles. The finishing process is giving me a bit of greif, though. I > have a few ripples and a gnat or two, but I can sand it smooth.>>> Here’s the big question. How do I get a nice shiney finish? Buy gloss coat > resin? Or can I get a good polish on the Ding All sanding resin. This is > my first posting here, I’ve read a bit and love the insite! I would > apreciate any criticism to my message.>>> -Colin NYC>>> ps. anybody have a can of green slip-check?? $$?? I know this view will not be shared by all others. Personally, I think you are better off trying to replicate the shape of an old board, rather than refinish it. The refinised boards I have been around and assisted on only look decent and typically are much heavy than the original. Either way, it is fun and exciting work. Good Luck!