{"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

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 “she”) sanded down, masked up and ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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

And below are photographs of the result. Nice and shiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next job is to build a cradle ready for the turn over!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 “she”) 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… Continue reading 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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t