The time came to start applying the final coat of gloss to the upper hull. I thought about how best to do this and decided to paint it in sections rather than do it all at once, in one frantic dash.
I tackled the footwell and the forward deck well first. First I taped off both areas to ensure that paint flowed over all edges onto the adjacent section of hull. I would then wet sand the overlap to create a seamless transition when the adjacent section was painted.
This is the footwell after its final coat of gloss.
And this is the forward deck well. The deck, sides, forward cabin wall and Dorade boxes have all received their final coat.
While paint was flowing I applied the final (eighth) coat to the companionway slide, like this.
I also applied the final (sixth) coat to the first side of the companionway drop boards. Here they are.
Throughout this process I was conscious that although the temperature was high enough for painting, the relative humidity was still low.
This is what my thermometer/hygrometer was indicating.
Epifanes say that painting in less than 50% relative humidity is not recommended. Well, I can't get it consistently above that, so I just went ahead anyway. I can't wait for weeks for the perfect weather conditions!
I thinned the paint with 5% Epifanes Easy Flow conditioner, and it seemed to flow quite nicely.
We will see what happens...
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