Custom Paint Job for my 26M

Highlander · Post by **Highlander** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:49 am

Whow , u'll draw alot of attention with that looks great not something u see everyday looks sharp !

J

u12fly · Post by **u12fly** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:57 pm

Sheilagene 2 hits the water:

Final prep of the boat on the trailer before taking her to the lake.

In the water, fully loaded with the balest tank full the paint scheme looks level & completely visable.

Post by **Hamin' X** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:19 pm

Nice pics and great paint job!

~Rich

DaveB · Post by **DaveB** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:22 pm

Very nice grafics and the tandem trailer low profile,almost ready to race except,needs a 110hp or greater hanging off the stearn to get close to the cheaker flag and win.

Grafic Language means a lot and one has to prove the point.
Very nice job of your efforts.
Dave

u12fly wrote:It has been almost a month since I rolled Sheilagene 2 out of my shop and over to my garage. Of course everything takes longer than expected. I have found that it was easy to pull off all the lifelines, winches etc... but very time consuming to clean the old sealant and polish the parts before gluing them back on. I finally have a little time to post a few pictures of the new paint job.

Here is the boat emerging from my Hangar:

Rolling down the taxiway:

Sumner · Post by **Sumner** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:32 pm

There is lots of work there

Give yourself a pat on the back,

Sum

u12fly · Post by **u12fly** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:49 pm

Thank you... Luckily before I started I did not even try to estimate the time it would have taken, as I might have gotten cold feet. I did not track my labor with any precision, but it took about 350 man hours to sand, clean, mask, and paint the boat. You might have never thought about it, but since there are 4 colors on the boat, that actually equates to masking the entire boat 4 times. Also I color sanded all the layers to try and get perfect transition lines before putting two coats of clear on top. I put a total of 6 gallons of Glasurit polyurethane on the boat making this easily the largest single paint job I have ever done. Afterwards I spent 125 man hours cleaning sealant off and polishing all the old riggings and stanchions etc., before reassembling them onto the boat.

I am very proud of the finished product and the Admiral is extremely excited. We have gotten some fantastic comments on the water as well as driving down the road. Life is good.

http://www.glasurit.com.au/

Chris.

Divecoz · Post by **Divecoz** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:29 am

U12Fly........ I for one ... owe you an apology! I was a naysayer in the beginning.. You Proved Me Wrong!
Your Boat Came Out Fantastic!!! Albeit.. You took the time ( in or about 500 Man Hours!!) That was in part much of my concern .. but again You Proved Me Wrong!! I have seen SOoooooooooo many messes when people tried to do what you have ACCOMPLISHED!! It DOES.... take a LOT of Time and No minimal amount of Skill and Knowledge.. and from what I have seen in the past 30+ years.. most lack those!! I bought a Nice 19' Sea Ray years ago that had been ( owner) painted and that is why I was able to buy it so cheaply.. Among other issues it Blushed...
EXCELLET JOB! KUDO'S To You!!!

mastreb · Post by **mastreb** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:51 pm

Fantastic work!

Unfortunately, I lack the creativity in design, the skill in painting, the patience for hard work, and the money to pay what it would cost to have someone else do this, so I fear I'm stuck with the stock paint job for life. Alas.

Divecoz · Post by **Divecoz** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:21 am

No Doubt Mastreb... This would be very expensive $$$$$$ to Have Done by others.. Even at just 100 man hours..@ $50 an hour and the materials $$$, this would be no less than about $6000 to have done. More realistically it would be close to double that figure..
That Said.... Hundreds maybe thousands of Modifications have been done by members of this board ... saving and Untold amount of money.. Mods that might well have been?? Totally beyond the reach $$$ of most of us , had we not invested the personal time and energy ../ Sweat Equity...
Having The PLACE... The TIME.. The TOOLS $$$ and The Knowledge.. That said .. My First attempt at many things have been IMHO disastrous but .. in time.... I got better and better..

gyroplanes · Post by **gyroplanes** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:51 am

How many other Macgregors also spend there dry time in a hangar? Mine does, any others? It seems like we have a few pilots on this forum.

Divecoz · Post by **Divecoz** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:36 am

I Am Jealous !!!

I would need to look at a map ? But I might have been?? The Electrical Foreman for that ( your) subdivision..IF?? It was built in the early to mid 70's..

gyroplanes wrote:How many other Macgregors also spend there dry time in a hangar? Mine does, any others? It seems like we have a few pilots on this forum.

Post by **dlandersson** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:20 pm

Hmmm....how's the cost and the availability?

gyroplanes wrote:How many other Macgregors also spend there dry time in a hangar? Mine does, any others? It seems like we have a few pilots on this forum.

pokerrick1 · Post by **pokerrick1** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:15 pm

Divecoz wrote: .. in time.... I got better and better..

And I got worse and worse

Rick

u12fly · Post by **u12fly** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:17 pm

Divecoz wrote:U12Fly........ I for one ... owe you an apology! I was a naysayer in the beginning.. You Proved Me Wrong!
Your Boat Came Out Fantastic!!! ...

Thanks for the complements. Along with painting the boat I made dozens of other modifications, I'm backed up on making posts to the MOD section, since I like to add a little descriptive write-up and it seems I'm always missing the optimum picture. Anyway, I have not done anywork on the boat since early mid and I only have a few small mods planned this winter (looks like I need to get started soon).

I'm very furtunate to have a great facility to work on the boat at my house. I'm a very slow builder, so if I had to do any of the thing I've "tried" on my boat in a commercial setting I would quickly be out of business. I like building things and this site, has been a great insperation for me to try things, I just want to pass on my ideas so it helps others with their ideas.
I also like to share how I did it...

Chris.

u12fly · Post by **u12fly** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:43 pm

Divecoz wrote:I Am Jealous !!! I would need to look at a map ? But I might have been?? The Electrical Foreman for that ( your) subdivision..IF?? It was built in the early to mid 70's...

Well... here is a little history on the Independence Airpark:

The Independence Airpark is immediately adjacent to the Independence State Airport in Oregon. The airpark received an ingress and egress permit from Oregon Aeronautics Division and FAA on June 14, 1974. The permit was granted to the Airpark developers, James E. Preuit and Thomas W. Combest who developed the streets and subdivided the lots for private purchase. Since then the airpark has expanded to the north and the south and now has about 200 homes.

Chris.

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