I wanted to make sure the inside of the companionway hood was as clean and well protected as it could be while I was repainting it, and resealing the slide grooves with clear resin was part of the plan.
The grooves themselves were inaccessible for sanding by hand, so I made a sanding tool by fixing a strip of sandpaper to one edge of a length of scrap ply with double sided tape. This is it.
I added a small handle to the top, like this.
It was then easy to use the strip in the grooves to sand them smooth and clean. Like this.
The grit was flat and level on the lower surface of the groove when its inner edge was resting on the cabin roof, which made it easy to operate. This, by the way, was pure luck!
I then used a 1" foam brush to seal inside the grooves with clear resin. This is it.
That was much easier than I expected. It's nice when that happens!
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