{"id":903,"date":"2025-10-01T08:55:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/?p=903"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:55:07","slug":"final-coat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/final-coat\/","title":{"rendered":"Final coat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>International paints recommend sanding with 320-400 grit sandpaper before applying the final coat.  So here she is (now looking like a boat so must be a &#8220;she&#8221;) sanded down, masked up and ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7858-1024x768.jpg?resize=750%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7858.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7858.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7858.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7858.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7858.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7858.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I switched to a foam roller for the final coat.  The rollers I used on coats 1 and 2, despite being good quality, had left a few fibres for the first couple of metres.  I also carefully wiped down the hull and vacuumed the shed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And below are photographs of the result.  Nice and shiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7860-1024x768.jpg?resize=750%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7860.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7860.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7860.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7860.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7860.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7860.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7861-1024x768.jpg?resize=750%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7861.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7861.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7861.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7861.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7861.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7861.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7862-1024x768.jpg?resize=750%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7862.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7862.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7862.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7862.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7862.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7862.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7863-1024x768.jpg?resize=750%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7863.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7863.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7863.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7863.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7863.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_7863.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The next job is to build a cradle ready for the turn over!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International paints recommend sanding with 320-400 grit sandpaper before applying the final coat. So here she is (now looking like a boat so must be a &#8220;she&#8221;) sanded down, masked up and ready. I switched to a foam roller for the final coat. The rollers I used on coats 1 and 2, despite being good&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/final-coat\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Final coat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":906,"href":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903\/revisions\/906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}